On the Question of Circumstances, Reasons and Date of Tigranes the Great Extradition as Hostage to the Parthians. A Revised Armenian Chronology of the Period 215-96 BC
This article re-examines the circumstances, reasons and date of taking Tigranes II the Great into hostage by the Parthians from a new perspective. In the light of in-formation from late Babylonian cuneiform, Greco-Roman, ancient Armenian and ancient Georgian sources, the prevailing scholarly opinio...
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This article re-examines the circumstances, reasons and date of taking Tigranes II the Great into hostage by the Parthians from a new perspective. In the light of in-formation from late Babylonian cuneiform, Greco-Roman, ancient Armenian and ancient Georgian sources, the prevailing scholarly opinion that the surrender of Prince Tigranes as a hostage was due to the demands of the Parthian side following the Armenian military defeat by Parthian King Mithridates II is challenged and refuted. A new interpretation of events logically connects the accounts of Justin [25:322] and Strabo [42:336-340] regarding taking Tigranes II the Great hostage, which is confirmed by the late Babylonian cuneiform tablet, with information from Strabo [43:224-225] of successful Armenian resistance against repeated Parthian aggression.
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| spelling | doaj-art-e4bc169e03d9480e805b40d77a72c4b22025-08-20T02:54:02ZengNational Academy of Sciences of ArmeniaBanber Arevelagitut'yan Instituti2738-27102738-27022023-12-0132On the Question of Circumstances, Reasons and Date of Tigranes the Great Extradition as Hostage to the Parthians. A Revised Armenian Chronology of the Period 215-96 BCRuslan Kobzar This article re-examines the circumstances, reasons and date of taking Tigranes II the Great into hostage by the Parthians from a new perspective. In the light of in-formation from late Babylonian cuneiform, Greco-Roman, ancient Armenian and ancient Georgian sources, the prevailing scholarly opinion that the surrender of Prince Tigranes as a hostage was due to the demands of the Parthian side following the Armenian military defeat by Parthian King Mithridates II is challenged and refuted. A new interpretation of events logically connects the accounts of Justin [25:322] and Strabo [42:336-340] regarding taking Tigranes II the Great hostage, which is confirmed by the late Babylonian cuneiform tablet, with information from Strabo [43:224-225] of successful Armenian resistance against repeated Parthian aggression. http://93.187.165.27:80/index.php/bios/article/view/37ChronologyArtaxiad dynasty Orontes (Ervand) IVArtaxias IArtavazdes ITigranes I |
| spellingShingle | Ruslan Kobzar On the Question of Circumstances, Reasons and Date of Tigranes the Great Extradition as Hostage to the Parthians. A Revised Armenian Chronology of the Period 215-96 BC Banber Arevelagitut'yan Instituti Chronology Artaxiad dynasty Orontes (Ervand) IV Artaxias I Artavazdes I Tigranes I |
| title | On the Question of Circumstances, Reasons and Date of Tigranes the Great Extradition as Hostage to the Parthians. A Revised Armenian Chronology of the Period 215-96 BC |
| title_full | On the Question of Circumstances, Reasons and Date of Tigranes the Great Extradition as Hostage to the Parthians. A Revised Armenian Chronology of the Period 215-96 BC |
| title_fullStr | On the Question of Circumstances, Reasons and Date of Tigranes the Great Extradition as Hostage to the Parthians. A Revised Armenian Chronology of the Period 215-96 BC |
| title_full_unstemmed | On the Question of Circumstances, Reasons and Date of Tigranes the Great Extradition as Hostage to the Parthians. A Revised Armenian Chronology of the Period 215-96 BC |
| title_short | On the Question of Circumstances, Reasons and Date of Tigranes the Great Extradition as Hostage to the Parthians. A Revised Armenian Chronology of the Period 215-96 BC |
| title_sort | on the question of circumstances reasons and date of tigranes the great extradition as hostage to the parthians a revised armenian chronology of the period 215 96 bc |
| topic | Chronology Artaxiad dynasty Orontes (Ervand) IV Artaxias I Artavazdes I Tigranes I |
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