Statue of Armenian king Tigran the Great (Yerevan)

Armenia / Kotayk / Jrvesh / Yerevan
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igranes II, more commonly known as Tigranes the Great (Armenian: Տիգրան Մեծ, Tigran Mets; Ancient Greek: Τιγράνης ὁ Μέγας Tigránes ho Mégas; Latin: Tigranes Magnus) (140 – 55 BC) was King of Armenia under whom the country became, for a short time, the strongest state east of the Roman Republic. He was a member of the Artaxiad Royal House. Under his reign, the Armenian kingdom expanded beyond its traditional boundaries, allowing Tigranes to claim the title Great King, and involving Armenia in many battles against opponents such as the Parthian and Seleucid empires, and the Roman Republic.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigranes_the_Great
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Coordinates:   40°11'49"N   44°34'7"E
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