Campaigns of Tigranes the Great
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Military conquests of Armenian King Tigranes the Great.
Chronology
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January 87 BC: Upon the death of Mithridates II of Parthia, in 88 BC, Tigranes took advantage of the confusion of his ally, to reappropriate the lands ceded as a ransom and to further expand his kingdom with the annexation of Gordiene and part of Mesopotamia.
January 87 BC: Tigranes II of Armenia, also known as Tigranes the Great, was a powerful Armenian king who expanded his kingdom to include Atropatene in -88. This territory was previously a vassal of the Parthian Empire. Tigranes II was known for his military conquests and for establishing a strong Armenian empire in the region.
January 87 BC: In -88, Osorene was conquered by Tigranes II of Armenia. Osorene was a region located in present-day eastern Syria and western Iraq. Tigranes II was a powerful ruler of the Kingdom of Armenia, known for his military conquests and expansion of his empire.
January 79 BC: Mithridates Callinicus is thought to have accepted Armenian suzerainty during the reign of Tigranes II the Great.
January 94 BC: Sophene conquered by Tigranes the Great 95 BC.
Military campaign of Armenian King Tigranes the Great against the kingdoms of Osroene and Atropatene.
January 84 BC: The armies of Tigranes the Great victoriously entered Northern Mesopotamia and the kingdoms of Osroene and Atropatene pledged their loyalty and support to Tigranes the Great.
Military campaign of Armenian King Tigranes the Great to conquer the Seleucid Kingdom, which at the time was reduced mainly to Syria.
January 82 BC: In 83 BC, after bloody strife for the throne of Syria, governed by the Seleucids, the Syrians decided to choose Tigranes as the protector of their kingdom and offered him the crown of Syria. Magadates was appointed as his governor in Antioch. He then conquered Phoenicia and Cilicia, effectively putting an end to the last remnants of the Seleucid Empire.
