76 Tigranes’ father-in-law Mithridates the Great of Pontus instigates him to invade Cappadocia.
69 Tigranes refuses to surrender Mithridates to the Romans. War with Rome results, and Lucullus defeats him at Tigranocerta.
66 Tigranes surrenders his conquests to Pompey. Armenia becomes a vassal state of Rome. The Parthian monarch recovers the title “King of Kings.”
64 Defeat of Tigranes by Phraates III of Parthia. Pompey settles their dispute.
56 Death of Tigranes. His son Artavasdes I succeeds. He is the ally of Rome in Crassus’ campaign against the Parthians.
36 Artavasdes joins the Romans in the campaign against Artavasdes of Media. He deserts Antony and the expedition fails.
34 In revenge Antony proceeds against Artavasdes and captures him. His son Artaxias II is placed on the throne. He is defeated by the Romans and flees to Parthia. He soon recovers the throne and massacres all the Romans in Armenia.
20 The discontented Armenians complain to Augustus about Artaxias and ask that his brother Tigranes, then at Rome, be made their king. Tiberius Nero is sent after Artaxias, who is murdered by his relatives, and Tigranes II (III) is crowned by Tiberius. After a short reign Tigranes is succeeded by his son Tigranes III (IV). The land is full of civil discord.
6 Augustus places Tigranes’ brother Artavasdes II on the Armenian throne.
5 Tigranes recovers his kingdom. Both kings seem to rule simultaneously. They are finally driven out.