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Artaxias
Artaxias (also called Artaxes or Artashes) may refer to: Kings and monarchs of Armenia * Artaxiad dynasty (190 BC–12 AD) eponymously named after its founder Artaxias or Artashes ** Artaxias I, reigned 190–159 BC, founder of the Artaxiad dynasty ** Artaxias II, reigned 34–20 BC * Artaxias III, reigned 18–35; no relation to the Artaxiad dynasty * Artaxias IV, reigned 422–428, last king of the Arsacid dynasty; no relation to the Artaxiads Kings of Iberia * Artaxias I of Iberia (died 78 BC) * Arshak II of Iberia (died 1), also known as Artaxias II of Iberia Modern people * Artashes Avoyan (born 1972), Armenian lawyer * Artashes Arakelian (1909–1993), economist and member of the Armenian Academy of Sciences * Artashes Babalian (1886–1959), Armenian doctor and politician * Artashes Baghdasaryan (born 1984), Armenian football defender * Artashes Geghamyan (born 1949), Armenian politician * Ardashes Harutunian (1873–1915), Armenian poet and translator * Artashes Kalaydzha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artaxias I
Artaxias I (from ) was the founder of the Artaxiad dynasty of Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), Armenia, ruling from 189 BC to 160 BC. Artaxias was a member of a branch of the Orontid dynasty, the earlier ruling dynasty of Armenia. He expanded his kingdom on all sides, consolidating the territory of Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), Greater Armenia. He enacted a number of administrative reforms to order his expanded realm. He also founded a new capital in the central valley of the Aras (river), Araxes River called Artaxata (Artashat), which quickly grew into a major urban and commercial center. He was succeeded by his son Artavasdes I of Armenia, Artavasdes I. Modern scholars #Historical assessment, regard him as the founder of independent Armenian statehood. Name The Ancient Greek, Greek form ''Artaxias'' ultimately derives from the Iranian languages, Old Iranian name *, which is also the source of Greek () and Middle Persian Ardeshir (other), Ardashir. The Armenian_lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artaxiad Dynasty
The Artaxiad dynasty (also Artashesian) ruled the Kingdom of Armenia from 189 BC until their overthrow by the Romans in 12 AD. It was founded by Artaxias I, who claimed kinship with the previous ruling dynasty of Armenia, the Orontids. Their realm included Greater Armenia, Sophene and, intermittently, parts of Mesopotamia. Their main enemies were the Romans, the Seleucids and the Parthians, against whom the Armenians conducted multiple wars. Under the Artaxiad king Tigranes the Great (), the Kingdom of Armenia reached its greatest territorial extent, extending for a brief period from the Caspian to the Mediterranean Sea. Origin According to the Greek geographer Strabo (''Geography'', book 11, chapter 14), Artaxias and Zariadres were two generals ( ''strategoi'') of the Seleucid Empire who were granted control over the provinces of Greater Armenia and Sophene by the Seleucid ruler Antiochus III the Great. The last ruler of Armenia before Artaxias and Zariadres was na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artaxias IV
Artaxias IV or Artashir IV () was a prince who served as a Sasanid client king of eastern Armenia from 422 until 428. Artaxias IV was the last Arsacid king of Armenia and the last person to hold the crown of the ancient Armenian Kingdom. Family background, early life and rise to the throne Artaxias IV was the son of Vramshapuh who ruled eastern Armenia as a Sasanid vassal from 389 until 417. Artaxias' uncle, Khosrov IV, ruled Armenia before Vramshapuh (and possibly after as well). Ghazar Parpetsi, ''History of Armenia'', 5th to 6th century Modern genealogies depict Artaxias IV as the grandson of Varasdates (Varazdat). Artaxias IV was born about 405, as he was seventeen years old when enthroned. The identity of his mother is unknown. She may have been Vramshapuh's wife or concubine. Artaxias IV was born and raised in Armenia and little is known about his life, prior to his kingship. Artaxias IV was named in honor of past kings of Armenia and Iberia who had this name. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artaxias II
Artaxias II,Temporini, ''Politische Geschichte (Provinzen Und Randv Lker: Griechischer Balkanraum; Kleinasien): Griechischer Balkanraum; Kleinasien)'', p.979 also known as Artaxes IIDaryaee, ''The Oxford Handbook of Iranian History'', p.173 and ArtashesSicker, ''The Pre-Islamic Middle East'', p.156 (60s BC – 20 BCBunson, ''Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire'', p.48) was a prince of the Kingdom of Armenia, member of the Artaxiad dynasty and King of Armenia from 34/30 BC until 20 BC. Family background and early life Artaxias II was the eldest son of Artavasdes II of Armenia by a mother whose name is unknown and was the namesake of his paternal ancestor, a previous ruling Armenian King Artaxias I. Artaxias II had two siblings: a younger brother called Tigranes III and a sister, name unknown, who possibly married King Archelaus of Cappadocia. He was born and raised in Armenia. Kingship Artaxias II ascended to the Armenian throne in 30 BC as he regained the throne lost by his fathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artaxias III
Artaxias III, also known as Zeno-Artaxias, (, 13 BC–34 AD) was a Pontic prince and later a Roman Client King of Armenia. Artaxias birth name was Zenon (). He was the first son and child born to Roman Client Rulers Polemon Pythodoros and Pythodorida of Pontus. His younger siblings were Polemon II of Pontus, who would succeed his mother and became the last ruler of Pontus, and Antonia Tryphaena who was the Queen of Thrace. He was of Anatolian Greek and Roman heritage. His paternal grandfather was Zenon, a prominent orator and aristocrat, who was an ally to Roman Triumvir Mark Antony. His maternal grandparents were Pythodoros of Tralles and Antonia. Zenon was named after his paternal grandfather. Through his maternal grandmother he was a direct descendant of Mark Antony and his second wife Antonia Hybrida Minor. Artaxias’ father died in 8 BC. His mother married Roman Client King Archelaus of Cappadocia. The family had moved to Cappadocia and along with his siblings we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artashat (ancient City)
Artashat (), Hellenized as Artaxata () and Artaxiasata (), was a major city and commercial center of ancient Armenia that served as the capital of the Kingdom of Armenia from its founding in 176 BC to 120 AD, with some interruptions. It was founded during the reign of King Artaxias I (Artashes), the founder of the Artaxiad dynasty. Its ruins are located in the Ararat Province of modern-day Armenia, on the left bank of the Araks River, at the site of the monastery of Khor Virap. It was destroyed and rebuilt several times from the 1st to the 5th centuries AD, before finally being abandoned. The remains of the great walls of the city and some of its buildings are still visible today. Name The name of the city is of Iranian origin. Artaxata/Artashat can be interpreted as meaning "the joy of ''Arta'' (truth)," although it is actually a shortening of ''Artaxšas-šāt'', meaning "the joy of Artaxias," as reflected in the alternative Greek form Artaxiasata. Artaxata was named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artaxias I Of Iberia
Artaxias I, of the Artaxiad dynasty, was a king ('' mepe'') of Iberia (modern-day Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...) from 90 to 78 BC. He is known exclusively from the medieval Georgian chronicles which gives his name as Arshak ( ka, არშაკი). Toumanoff, Cyril. Chronology of the Early Kings of Iberia. ''Traditio'' 25 (1969), pp. 10-11. A son of the king of Armenia, purportedly of Artavasdes I (r. c. 161–post 123 BC), he is reported to have been installed following the nobles’ revolt against the Iberian king P’arnajom of the Pharnabazid dynasty. The rebels justified their choice by emphasizing that he was married to a Pharnabazid princess, probably a sister of P’arnajom. The account of his reign is remarkably short, stating only that hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arshak II Of Iberia
Artaxias II ( ka, არშაკ) or Arsuk (არსუკ) (died in 1 AD), was a member of the Nimrodid Dynasty and was a king ('' mepe'') of Iberia ( Kartli, eastern Georgia) from c. 20 BC to 1 AD. According to a legendary account from the medieval Georgian annals, he was a descendant of Nimrod and Parnavaz through his father, Mirian II, and was a member of the Arshakuniani dynasty through his mother. Arsuk has to deal with the return of the exiled Pharnabazid prince Aderki (son of Kartam, adopted son of Bratman). In an ensuing battle between the two, Aderki emerged victorious and became king. Cyril Toumanoff tentatively suggested the identification of the Aderki of the Georgian sources with Pharasmanes I of Iberia Pharasmanes I the Great ( ka, ფარსმან I დიდი; died 58) was a king (''Mepe (title), mepe'') of Kingdom of Iberia (antiquity), Iberia. He plays a prominent role in the historian Tacitus' account of policy and campaigns in the e ... known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardeshir (other)
Ardeshir, Ardashir or Ardasher may refer to: Throne name of several rulers * Artaxerxes (other), the Hellenized form of Ardeshir * Ardashir Orontid, ''r.'' 5th century BC, Armenian king from the Orontid dynasty * Ardashir I, ''r.'' 224–241, founder of the Sassanid Empire * Ardashir II, ''r.'' 379–383, son of Hormizd II and successor of Shapur II "the Great" * Ardashir III, ''r.'' 628–630, the youngest of the Sassanid kings * Ardashir I Kushanshah, ruler of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom from 233 to 245 * Ardashir I (Bavandid ruler) (Ardashir I of Mazandaran), ''r.'' 1173–1205, ruler of the Bavand dynasty * Ardashir II (Bavandid ruler) (Ardashir II of Mazandaran), ''r.'' 1238–1249, ruler of the Bavand dynasty Given name * Ardaseer Cursetjee (1808–1877), the first Indian elected a Fellow of the Royal Society * Ardeshir Godrej (1868–1936), Indian inventor and engineer * Ardeshir Dalal (1884–1949), Indian civil servant and businessman * Ardeshir Iran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artaxerxes (other)
Artaxerxes may refer to: The throne name of several Achaemenid rulers of the 1st Persian Empire: * Artaxerxes I of Persia (died 425 BC), Artaxerxes I Longimanus, ''r.'' 466–425 BC, son and successor of Xerxes I * Artaxerxes II of Persia (436 BC–358 BC), Artaxerxes II Mnemon, ''r.'' 404–358 BC, son and successor of Darius II * Artaxerxes III of Persia (425 BC–338 BC), Artaxerxes III Ochus, ''r.'' 358–338 BC, son and successor of Artaxerxes II * Artaxerxes IV of Persia (died 336 BC), Artaxerxes IV Arses, ''r.'' 338–336 BC, son and successor of Artaxerxes III * Artaxerxes V of Persia (died 329 BC), Artaxerxes V Bessus, ''r.'' 330–329 BC, nobleman who seized the throne from Darius III Artaxerxes may also refer to: * Ardeshir (other), the Middle and Modern Persian name descended from Old Persian equivalent of Artaxerxes, ''Artaxšacā'' * ''Artaxerxes'' (opera), a 1762 opera by Thomas Arne * 7212 Artaxerxes, a main-belt asteroid * The wizard Artaxerxes, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artashes Babalian
Artashes Babalian (; November 17, 1886 – August 1, 1959) was an Armenian doctor, politician and public figure who served as the minister of social protection in the government of the First Republic of Armenia. Babalian was born in 1886 in Shushi, Karabakh. Babalian was also a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (, abbr. ARF (ՀՅԴ) or ARF-D), also known as Dashnaktsutyun (Armenians, Armenian: Դաշնակցություն, Literal translation, lit. "Federation"), is an Armenian nationalism, Armenian nationalist a .... References External linksBabalyan on Orientica Encyclopaedia {{DEFAULTSORT:Babalian, Artashes 1886 births 1959 deaths Politicians from Shusha Armenian physicians People from the First Republic of Armenia Ministers of social protection of the First Republic of Armenia 20th-century physicians Soviet emigrants to Iran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artashes Geghamyan
Artashes Geghamyan (, ; 2 December 1949 – 20 September 2024) was an Armenian politician. Biography Geghamyan was born in Yerevan. He finished Chekhov Secondary School in 1966 and graduated from the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute in 1971. He joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1972. From 1989 to 1990 he was the Mayor of Yerevan. In 1990, he quit the Communist Party. From 1995 to 1999 he served as a deputy of the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr .... He was the leader of the National Unity Party which he founded in April 1997. In the 2003 presidential election, Geghamyan was a candidate, receiving 16.9% of the vote in the first round. In the February 2008 presidential election, Geghamyan, running again as the National Unity Party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
