Tigranes III

Tigranes III
Drachm of Tigranes III
A tetradrachm of Tigranes III
King of Armenia
ReignArmenia: 20 BC – 8 BC
PredecessorArtaxias II
SuccessorTigranes IV and Erato
Died8 BC
IssueTigranes IV
Erato of Armenia
DynastyArtaxiad
FatherArtavasdes II
ReligionZoroastrianism

Tigranes III (50s BC–8 BC)[1] was a prince of the Kingdom of Armenia and member of the Artaxiad dynasty who served as a Roman client king of Armenia.

  1. ^ Swan, The Augustan Succession: An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio’s Roman History, Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14), p.114