What is Tigranes the Great?
{{Infobox Monarch | name=Tigranes II | title=King of Armenia | image=Tigran Mets.jpg | caption=Tigranes the Great on a coin | succession = [[Kingdom of Armenia (Antiquity)|King of Armenia]] | reign= [[95 BCE]]–[[55 BCE]] | predecessor=[[Tigranes I]] | successor=[[Artavasdes II of Armenia|Artavasdes II]] | royal house= [[Artaxiad Dynasty|Artaxiad]] | father= [[Tigranes I]] | spouse 1= [[Cleopatra of Pontus|Cleopatra]] | religion= [[Zoroastrianism]] }} '''Tigranes II''', more commonly known as '''Tigranes the Great''' (Armenian: Տիգրան Մեծ, ''Tigran Mets''; Ancient Greek: Τιγράνης ὁ Μέγας ''Tigránes ho Mégas''; Latin: ''Tigranes Magnus'') was an Armenian king, from between 95 and 55 BCE. Tigranes's period, Kingdom of Armenia became, for a short time, most strongest{{Sfn|Manaseryan|2007}} and super power{{Sfn|Armen|1940}} state to Rome's east. He was a member of the Artaxiad dynasty. Tigranes was born around 140 BCE and was the son or nephew of Artavasdes I or Tigranes I. Tigranes the Great represented the Artaxiad Royal House. He was involved in many battles during his reign. He had battles against the Parthian, Seleucid, and Roman empires. [[File:Maps of the Armenian Empire of Tigranes.gif|300px|thumb|Early Armenian Empire of Tigranes]] == Related pages == * [[Kingdom of Armenia (Antiquity)]] (Expanded lands massively) ==References == <references /> == Sources == * {{Cite book|title=Tigran The Great|last=Armen|first=Herant K.|publisher=Avondale Press.|year=1940}} * {{Cite book|title=Տիգրան Մեծ՝ Հայկական Պայքարը Հռոմի և Պարթևաստանի Դեմ, մ.թ.ա. 94–64 թթ. [Tigran the Great: The Armenian Struggle Against Rome and Parthia, 94–64 B.C.]|last=Manaseryan|first=Ruben|publisher=Yerevan: Lusakan Publishing|year=2007|language=Armenian}} [[Category:Ancient Armenia]] [[Category:Monarchs of Armenia]] [[Category:140s BC births]] [[Category:50s BC deaths]]