Roman Armenia
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Roman Armenia was the period when parts of the ancient Armenian Highlands were incorporated into and administered by the Roman Empire, serving as a strategic frontier region between Rome and Persia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman Armenia canonical | 2 |
| Byzantine Armenia | 1 |
| Roman province of Armenia Minor | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman frontier province
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| adminCenter |
Antioch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cappadocia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Kingdom of Armenia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parthian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Artaxata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Satala NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodosiopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Tigranocerta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ transit trade ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Roman client kings
ⓘ
Roman legates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Roman–Armenian conflicts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman–Parthian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman–Persian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Roman client kings installed on Armenian throne
ⓘ
annexation of Western Armenia by the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ partition of Armenia between Rome and Persia in 387 AD ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Armenian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Armenian Highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryInfrastructure |
Roman roads
ⓘ
border garrisons ⓘ fortresses ⓘ |
| partiallyCoincidesWith |
Greater Armenia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lesser Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Kingdom of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Greco-Roman paganism ⓘ |
| significance |
control of Caucasus passes
ⓘ
control of routes between Anatolia and Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
buffer state between Rome and Persia
ⓘ
military frontier zone ⓘ |
| successor |
Byzantine Armenia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sasanian Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century AD
ⓘ
1st century BC ⓘ 2nd century AD ⓘ 3rd century AD ⓘ 4th century AD ⓘ early 5th century AD ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Byzantine Armenia
this entity surface form:
Roman province of Armenia Minor