Artaxiad dynasty
Ruling dynasty of ancient Armenia from 189 BC to 12 AD / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the royal dynasty that ruled Armenia in antiquity. For its cadet branch in Iberia, see Artaxiad dynasty of Iberia.
The Artaxiad dynasty (also Artashesian)[1] ruled the Kingdom of Armenia from 189 BC until their overthrow by the Romans in 12 AD. Their realm included Greater Armenia, Sophene and, intermittently, parts of Mesopotamia. Their main enemies were the Romans, the Seleucids and the Parthians, against whom the Armenians conducted multiple wars. Under the Artaxiad king Tigranes the Great (r. 95 – 55 BC), the Kingdom of Armenia reached its greatest territorial extent, extending for a brief period from the Caspian to the Mediterranean Sea.
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Artaxiad dynasty | |
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Parent house | Orontid dynasty |
Country | Armenia Syria Cilicia Albania Iberia |
Founded | 190 BC |
Founder | Artaxias I |
Current head | Extinct |
Final ruler | Erato I |
Titles | |
Dissolution | 12 AD |
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