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c. 200 BCE - c. 14 CEThe Artaxiad dynasty rules in Armenia.
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c. 200 BCE - c. 160 BCEReign of Artaxias I, founder of the Artaxiad dynasty in Armenia.
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176 BCEArtashat (Artaxata) is made the new capital of Armenia by Artaxias I.
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c. 95 BCE - c. 56 BCEReign of Tigranes II, king of Armenia.
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94 BCEArmenia king Tigranes II annexes the kingdom of Sophene.
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87 BCEArmenian king Tigranes II sacks Ecbatana, the Parthian royal summer residence.
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c. 85 BCEArmenian king Tigranes II begins to use the title "King of Kings".
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83 BCEArmenian king Tigranes II founds a new capital at Tigranocerta (aka Tigranakert).
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69 BCELicinius Lucullus leads a Roman army which defeats Armenian king Tigranes II and his capital Tigranocerta is captured. Artashat becomes the capital again.
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66 BCEPompey the Great attacks the Armenian kingdom of Tigranes II and makes it a Roman protectorate.
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c. 56 BCE - c. 34 BCEReign of Armenian king Artavasdes II.
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53 BCERoman general Marcus Licinius Crassus compels Armenia to provide troops for his campaigns against Parthia.
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34 BCERoman general Mark Antony attacks Armenia. The Armenian king Artavasdes II is taken captive to Alexandria.
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30 BCEArteses (Artashes) II is made king of Armenia by the Parthians.
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20 BCERoman emperor Augustus makes Tigranes III king of Armenia.n
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c. 6 CE - c. 12 CEReign of Tigran V, last Artaxiad king of Armenia.
