Chr. He perished in the attempt. Im Bündnis mit Mithridates VI. Tigranes was the first-born son of Alexander and Glaphyra. During the First Mithridatic War (89–85 BC), Tigranes supported Mithridates VI of Pontus, but was careful not to become directly involved in the war.

Birley, Anatolica: studies in Strabo, Oxford University Press, 1995, A.E. Pompey received him graciously and gave him back his kingdom (in exchange for Syria and other southern conquests). [12], When he came to power, the foundation upon which Tigranes was to build his Empire was already in place, a legacy of the founder of the Artaxiad Dynasty, Artaxias I, and subsequent kings. The reverse has a completely original design. Tigranes reconquered the valleys he had ceded and laid waste a great part of Media; the kings of Atropatene (Azerbaijan), Gordyene and Adiabene (both on the Upper Tigris River), and Osroene became his vassals. [45] The reasoning behind it is that if Tigranes the Younger did indeed lead a campaign in 82 BCE, then he and hence his two older brothers (and possibly two sisters) would be too old to be Cleopatra's children. Phraates soon realized that Artaxata would not fall without a protracted siege, the time for which he could not spare due to his fear of plots at home. [18] His royal title is in Greek ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΙΓΡΑΝΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ which means of great King Tigranes. Tigranes was, according to Keaveney, so impressed by Mithrobazanes' courage that he appointed Mithrobazanes to command an army against Lucullus – Tigranes sent Mithrobarzanes with 2,000-3,000 cavalry to expel the invader.

Little is known about Tigranes' later life. [5] His father Alexander was a Judean Prince and was a son of King of Judea Herod the Great and his wife Mariamne. [40] His third son, Tigranes the Younger, who showed great care for his injured father and was rewarded for his loyalty,[40] has already been mentioned. [8] Roman Emperor Augustus mentions Tigranes’ Armenian ancestry in his political testament: Tigranes was born and raised in Herod's court in Jerusalem. до. After his time as king of Armenia, Tigranes remained in contention to reclaim his throne through to the first years of Roman Emperor Tiberius' reign. When Pompey advanced into Armenia, Tigranes surrendered (66 bc). —Strabo[17]. He was succeeded by his son Artavasdes II. Tigranes lived in the Parthian court at Ctesiphon, where he was schooled in Parthian culture. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 First Edition with your subscription. Frustrated by the rough terrain of Northern Armenia and seeing the worsening morale of his troops, Lucullus moved back south and put Nisibis under siege. [1] [19] He then conquered Phoenicia and Cilicia, effectively putting an end to the last remnants of the Seleucid Empire, though a few holdout cities appear to have recognized the shadowy boy-king Seleucus VII Philometor as the legitimate king during his reign. He thus proceeded by consolidating his power within Armenia before embarking on his campaign. der Große (armenisch Տիգրան Մեծ / Tigran Metz, griechisch Τιγράνης; * um 140 v. A series of victories led him to assume the Achaemenid title of King of Kings, which even the Parthian kings did not assume, appearing on coins struck after 85 BC.

[43], Over the course of his conquests, Tigranes founded four cities that bore his name, including the capital of Tigranocerta (Tigranakert). [43] He had Greek rhetoricians and philosophers in his court, possibly as a result of the influence of his queen, Cleopatra. The long campaigning and hardships that Lucullus' troops had endured for years, combined with a perceived lack of reward in the form of plunder,[13] led to successive mutinies among the legions in 68–67.