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Tigranes II
King of Armenia
Tigranes the Great on a coin
King of Armenia
Reign	95 BCE–55 BCE
Predecessor	Tigranes I
Successor	Artavasdes II
Wife	Cleopatra
House	Artaxiad
Father	Tigranes I
Religion	Zoroastrianism

Tigranes II, more commonly known as Tigranes the Great (Armenian: Տիգրան Մեծ, Tigran Mets; Ancient Greek: Τιγράνης ὁ Μέγας Tigránes ho Mégas; Latin: Tigranes Magnus) was an Armenian king, from between 95 and 55 BCE. Tigranes's period, Kingdom of Armenia became, for a short time, most strongest^[1] and super power^[2] state to Rome's east. He was a member of the Artaxiad dynasty.

Tigranes was born around 140 BCE and was the son or nephew of Artavasdes I or Tigranes I.

Tigranes the Great represented the Artaxiad Royal House.

He was involved in many battles during his reign. He had battles against the Parthian, Seleucid, and Roman empires.

• Kingdom of Armenia (Antiquity) (Expanded lands massively)

1. ↑ Manaseryan 2007.
2. ↑ Armen 1940.

• Armen, Herant K. (1940). Tigran The Great. Avondale Press.
• Manaseryan, Ruben (2007). Տիգրան Մեծ՝ Հայկական Պայքարը Հռոմի և Պարթևաստանի Դեմ, մ.թ.ա. 94–64 թթ. [Tigran the Great: The Armenian Struggle Against Rome and Parthia, 94–64 B.C.] (in Armenian). Yerevan: Lusakan Publishing.