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Name: corduene

Type: Cluster

Start: 188 BC

End: 37 AD

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The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:

  • Corduene
  • Corduene (Rome)

    • Establishment

  • January 188 BC: The Kingdom of Gordiene emerged with the decline of the Seleucid Empire.

    • Chronology

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    1. Mithridatic Wars

    Were three conflicts fought by Rome against the Kingdom of Pontus and its allies between 88 BC and 63 BC. They are named after Mithridates VI, the King of Pontus during the course of the wars.

    1.1.Third Mithridatic War

    Was the last and longest of the three Mithridatic Wars, fought between Mithridates VI of Pontus and the Roman Republic. The conflict ended in defeat for Mithridates, ending the Pontic Kingdom, ending the Seleucid Empire (by then a rump state), and also resulting in the Kingdom of Armenia becoming an allied client state of Rome.

  • January 65 BC: After Pompey's successes against Pontos and Armenia, he advanced to the Euphrates and reclaimed Gordyene from the Parthians. Since they wanted to avoid a conflict with Rome, Afranius, sent by Pompey, was able to take the area without a fight. The remaining Parthians were expelled from the country. The state became a Roman vassal.

    • 2. Pontic War

    Was a military campaign waged by Julius Caesar (at the same time of his war against Pompeius) that lead to the Roman submission of the Kingdom of Pontus.

  • January 47 BC: Pharnace of Pontus moved to the southeast along the Black Sea coast and without difficulty subjugated Colchis and all of Armenia.
  • August 47 BC: Caesar decisively defeated Pharnaces of Pontus at the Battle of Zela. Pharnaces was killed and Caesar conquered Pontus. In addition, the territories occupied by Pharnaces were freed.

    • 3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 89 BC: Phraates III of Parthia annexed Corduene to his empire.

    • Disestablishment

  • January 38: After the defeat of Tigranes of Armenia by the Romans, the Parthians extended their control to Corduene.

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