atropatene
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Atropatene
Atropatene (Parthian Empire)
Establishment
January 322 BC: A smalle (northern) region, which had been the sub-satrapy of Matiene, became Media Atropatene under Atropates, the former Achaemenid governor of all Media, who had by then become father-in-law of Perdiccas, regent of Alexander's designated successor.
Chronology
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Were the wars between the secessionist Parthian kingdom and the Seleucid Kingdom.
January 189 BC: At the battle of Magnesia, Seleucids were defeated by Romans in 190 BC. Parthia and Atropatene considered Rome a threat to their independence and therefore allied themselves in the struggle against Rome.
Military conquests of Armenian King Tigranes the Great.
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 222 BC: In 223 BC a Seleucid attack toward Atropatene resulted in victory. Consequently, the king of Atropatene, Artabazan, accepted the ascendency of Seleucids and became dependent on it.
Disestablishment
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.
