Artaxias II.
Artaxias II (also called Artaxes or Artashes ; in Armenian : Արտաշես Երկրորդ) was king of Armenia and ruled from 34 BC. Until 20 BC He was the eldest son of Artavasdes II and was lifted to the throne by the Armenians when his father 34 BC. Was taken captive by the Roman triumvir Marcus Antonius . At first he was forced to flee from Antony to Parthia to see King Phraates IV . He returned to Armenia with the help of the Parthians, who also defeated Artavasdes II of Media Atropatene , an enemy of his father. Artaxias now had all the Romans who were still in his territory executed. When Artaxias sent envoys to Rome to obtain the release of his relatives who had been detained by the Romans, the Emperor Augustus refused to do so.
Around 20 BC In a message to Augustus the Armenians expressed their unwillingness to keep Artaxias II as king and demanded his brother Tigranes III instead . (then in Roman custody in Alexandria , Egypt ). Augustus agreed and sent a small army under the orders of Tiberius to depose Artaxias II. Before they arrived, however, Artaxias II had been murdered by some of his other relatives, and the Romans enthroned Tigranes III. unchallenged.
literature
- Hans Volkmann : Artaxias 2. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 1, Stuttgart 1964, Col. 617.
- Adolf Baumgartner : Artaxias 2 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 1, Stuttgart 1895, col. 1326.
Remarks
- ^ Cassius Dio 49, 39, 6-40, 1.
- ↑ Cassius Dio 51, 16, 2; Flavius Josephus , Jewish Antiquities 15, 105.
- ↑ Res gestae divi Augusti 27; Tacitus , Annals 2, 3; Cassius Dio 54, 9, 4f.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Artavasdes II |
King of Armenia 34–20 BC Chr |
Tigranes III. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Artaxias II. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Armenia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20 BC Chr. |