2 ⟶ Juba II Advises Gaius Caesar in Armenia & Meets Glaphyra

Juba II of Mauretania joins Gaius Caesar in Armenia as a mil...

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🛡️ Juba II Advises Gaius Caesar in Armenia & Meets Glaphyra

Juba II of Mauretania joins Gaius Caesar in Armenia as a military advisor. It is during this period that he meets Glaphyra, a Cappadocian princess and the former wife of Alexandros of Judea, a brother of Herod Archelaus, ethnarch of Judea, and becomes enamoured with her.⟶

Roman EmpireRoman-Parthian WarsDiplomacyHerodian Dynasty

Armenia

Morocco

Algeria

Israel

Jordan

Turkey

⚔️ Vitellius' Parthian Campaign: Support for Tiridates III

Lucius Vitellius defeats Artabanus III of Parthia in support of another claimant to the throne, Tiridates III.⟶

Roman EmpireMilitary CampaignSuccessionRoman-Parthian WarsRegional Conflict

🛡️ Corbulo's Appointment to Govern Asia & Roman Armenia Strategy

Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo arrives in the East and takes up an assignment as governor of Asia, with a secret brief from Nero and his chief ministers, Seneca and Burrus, to return Armenia to the Roman Empire.⟶

Roman EmpireMilitary StrategyRoman-Parthian WarsNeroCorbuloRoman GovernanceImperial ExpansionDiplomacy

Turkey

Armenia

Italy

🛡️ Corbulo Captures Tigranocerta and Installs Tigranes VI in Armenia

Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, Roman commander in the east, captures Tigranocerta in Mesopotamia. He installs Tigranes VI, a Cappadocian prince, as ruler of Armenia. For the next four years, a cohort from Legio VI Ferrata and Legio X Fretensis is stationed in the capital as bodyguard to the king, supported by fifteen hundred auxiliaries.⟶

Roman EmpireGnaeus Domitius CorbuloMilitary CampaignAncient romeLegion

Armenia

Turkey

⛺️ Roman Campaign Paused: Winter Camp at Rhandeia

Lucius Caesennius Paetus advances towards Tigranocerta, but due to lack of supplies he makes camp for the winter in the fortress at Rhandeia in northwestern Armenia.⟶

Roman EmpireMilitary CampaignRoman-Parthian WarsLogisticsSiege Warfare

Armenia

Turkey