Tigranocerta
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Tigranocerta was an ancient Armenian royal city founded by King Tigranes the Great, notable as a major political and cultural center in the 1st century BCE.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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royal city ⓘ |
| approximateFoundingDate | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman–Armenian wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
expansion of the Armenian Empire ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Lucullus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReignOf | Tigranes the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Kingdom of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictInvolved | Third Mithridatic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic Armenian ⓘ |
| describedIn | classical sources ⓘ |
| event | Battle of Tigranocerta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Tigranes the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical antiquity ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Armenian
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
1st century BCE
ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tigranes the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tigranes the Great’s imperial building program ⓘ |
| region | Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
administrative center of the Armenian kingdom
ⓘ
royal residence of Tigranes the Great ⓘ |
| significance |
cultural center of the Kingdom of Armenia
ⓘ
political center of the Kingdom of Armenia ⓘ |
| status | ruined city ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernmentCenter |
administrative capital
ⓘ
royal court ⓘ |
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