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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.
