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Artaxiad dynasty

c. 189 BCE–1st century CE · 2nd century BCE · Also known as Artashesian dynasty

The Artaxiad dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Armenia from about 189 BCE to the early 1st century CE. Its founder, Artaxias I, a former Seleucid governor, declared independence after Antiochus III's defeat at Magnesia and built a new capital at Artaxata. Under Tigranes the Great the dynasty briefly ruled an empire from the Caspian to the Mediterranean before Rome reduced Armenia to a client kingdom.

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Kingdom of Armenia (Arsacid)

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