-83Tigranes of Armenia Annexes Syria

c.83 BC: Tigranes of Armenia takes control of Syria after th...
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👑 Tigranes the Great Ascends the Armenian Throne

Tigranes the Great Ascends the Armenian Throne (-95)
Ancient greeceMonarchyTigranes the GreatSuccessionExpansionism
ArmeniaArmenia

👑 Tigranes of Armenia Annexes Syria

c.83 BC: Tigranes of Armenia takes control of Syria after the implosion of the Seleucid dynasty.
Tigranes of Armenia Annexes Syria (-83)
Ancient greeceSeleucid EmpireTigranes the GreatExpansionismPolitical Instability
SyriaSyriaArmeniaArmenia

⚔️ Lucullus Defeats Tigranes the Great at Tigranocerta

Lucullus invades Armenia (Battle of Tigranocerta) and reestablishes the Seleucids in Syria.
Lucullus Defeats Tigranes the Great at Tigranocerta (-69)
Ancient romeSeleucid EmpireTigranes the GreatLucullusBattleAncient greeceConquestExpansionismAncient Warfare
ArmeniaArmeniaTurkeyTurkeySyriaSyria

🛡️ Pompey Annexes Judea and Abolishes Seleucid Syria

Pompey captures Jerusalem, and establishes Roman annexation of Judea" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">Judea as a client kingdom. He also permanently abolishes Seleucid Syria. Aristobulus II of Judea" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">Judea removed from power & John Hyrcanus II restored as Roman vassal.
Pompey Annexes Judea and Abolishes Seleucid Syria (-63)
Ancient romeSeleucid EmpireClient KingdomAnnexationPompey the GreatPolitical TransitionAncient greece
IsraelIsraelSyriaSyriaItalyItaly

📜 King Vonones of Armenia Summoned to Syria by Roman Governor

Vonones, the beleaguered king of Armenia, is summoned to Syria, by Roman governor Creticus Silanus.
King Vonones of Armenia Summoned to Syria by Roman Governor (16)
Roman EmpireClient KingdomRoman GovernanceVonones I
ArmeniaArmeniaSyriaSyria