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Arsaces I was the first-born son of the Parthian King [[Artabanus II of Parthia]] by an unnamed wife.<ref>Tacitus, Annals, 6.31</ref> |
Arsaces I was the first-born son of the Parthian King [[Artabanus II of Parthia]] by an unnamed wife.<ref>Tacitus, Annals, 6.31</ref> |
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After the death of Roman Client King of Armenia, [[Artaxias III]], in |
After the death of Roman Client King of Armenia, [[Artaxias III]], in 34 AD, Artabanus II decided to put his son on the Armenian throne. Artabanus II made Arsaces I King of Armenia and Arsaces was accompanied to Armenia with a strong army.<ref>Dedeyan, ''History of the Armenian people'', p.138</ref> The [[Roman emperor]] [[Tiberius]], refused to accept Arsaces I as King of Armenia, so Tiberius, King [[Pharasmanes I of Iberia]], appointed Pharasmanes' brother, [[Mithridates of Armenia|Mithridates]], to be the new Roman Client Armenian King.<ref>Grousset, ''History of Armenia from its origins to 1071'', p.105</ref> |
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Meanwhile, Arsaces I's time as Armenian king was brief. Less than a year into his reign, Arsaces I was poisoned from his servants who had been bribed to carry out the deed.<ref>Tacitus, Annals, 6.33</ref> After Arsaces I died, Artabanus II put another of his sons, [[Orodes of Armenia|Orodes]], on the Armenian throne. However, Orodes soon had to face Mithridates in a military campaign.<ref>Chaumont, ''Armenia between Rome and Iran I: the advent of Augustus to the accession of Diocletian'', p.88</ref> |
Meanwhile, Arsaces I's time as Armenian king was brief. Less than a year into his reign, Arsaces I was poisoned from his servants who had been bribed to carry out the deed.<ref>Tacitus, Annals, 6.33</ref> After Arsaces I died, Artabanus II put another of his sons, [[Orodes of Armenia|Orodes]], on the Armenian throne. However, Orodes soon had to face Mithridates in a military campaign.<ref>Chaumont, ''Armenia between Rome and Iran I: the advent of Augustus to the accession of Diocletian'', p.88</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:34, 7 August 2020
Arsaces I of Armenia, also known as Arsaces I, Arshak I and Arsak (Template:Lang-hy) (ruled 35 AD[1]) was a Parthian Prince who was King of Armenia during 35 AD.
Arsaces I was the first-born son of the Parthian King Artabanus II of Parthia by an unnamed wife.[2]
After the death of Roman Client King of Armenia, Artaxias III, in 34 AD, Artabanus II decided to put his son on the Armenian throne. Artabanus II made Arsaces I King of Armenia and Arsaces was accompanied to Armenia with a strong army.[3] The Roman emperor Tiberius, refused to accept Arsaces I as King of Armenia, so Tiberius, King Pharasmanes I of Iberia, appointed Pharasmanes' brother, Mithridates, to be the new Roman Client Armenian King.[4]
Meanwhile, Arsaces I's time as Armenian king was brief. Less than a year into his reign, Arsaces I was poisoned from his servants who had been bribed to carry out the deed.[5] After Arsaces I died, Artabanus II put another of his sons, Orodes, on the Armenian throne. However, Orodes soon had to face Mithridates in a military campaign.[6]
References
- ^ 35 Arsaces is assassinated. iranicaonline.org
- ^ Tacitus, Annals, 6.31
- ^ Dedeyan, History of the Armenian people, p.138
- ^ Grousset, History of Armenia from its origins to 1071, p.105
- ^ Tacitus, Annals, 6.33
- ^ Chaumont, Armenia between Rome and Iran I: the advent of Augustus to the accession of Diocletian, p.88
Sources
- Tacitus, Annals of Imperial Rome, 1st century
- R. Grousset, History of Armenia from its origins to 1071, Paris Payot, 1947 (reprinted again in 1984, 1995 & 2008)
- M.L. Chaumont, Armenia between Rome and Iran I: the advent of Augustus to the accession of Diocletian from Aufstieg und Niedergang der Welt Römischen II, 1976
- G. Dedeyan, History of the Armenian people, Privat Toulouse, 2007