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Tigranes II (the Great), King of Armenia (c. 140 BC - 56 BC)

Armenian King who, allied with Mithridates VI, fought against Rome. He was defeated and became a peaceful vassal of the Empire. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-6448?rskey=KcxMnh&result=4 Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigranes_the_Great Relationships: Tigranes II (the Great) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (106 BC-28 Sep 48 BC)
Tigranes II (the Great) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Mithridates VI (135 BC-63 BC)
Tigranes II (the Great) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Lucius Cornelius Sulla (138 BC-78 BC)

References in Documents:
Musaeum Clausum (1684)

15. Three noble Pieces; of Vercingetorix the Gaul submitting his person unto Julius Cæsar; of Tigranes King of Armenia humbly presenting himself unto Pompey; and of Tamerlane ascending his Horse from the Neck of Bajazet.