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Artaxias II proved to be an unpopular leader with his people. As the
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Artaxias II was said to be spiteful and vengeful. He massacred the remaining Roman garrison and slaughtered all the Roman traders in
Armenia. A possible consequence of this action, when Artaxias II sent emissaries in Rome to try to secure the release of his family then in Roman captivity and the
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for 10 years. Augustus agreed to the request from the
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VII of Egypt. Artaxias II managed to escape and fled to King
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690:Mithridates
680:Mithridates
630:Tigranes IV
616:Tigranes IV
606:Artaxias II
596:Tigranes II
538:Orontes III
341:Cassius Dio
241:Temporini,
176:Mark Antony
124:Artaxias II
58:Predecessor
35:tetradrachm
22:Artaxias II
1168:Categories
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1006:Roupen III
843:Vramshapuh
838:Khosrov IV
828:Arshak III
788:Khosrov II
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591:Tigranes I
581:Artaxias I
563:Orontes IV
553:Arsames II
533:Orontes II
517:336 BC–428
225:References
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156:Artaxias I
128:Artaxes II
1075:Hethum II
1060:Hethum II
1050:Hethum II
1032:Hethumids
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988:Thoros II
902:Ashot III
872:Bagratids
848:Khosrov V
813:Arshak II
768:Khosrov I
573:Artaxiads
514:Antiquity
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194:and anti-
184:Cleopatra
68:Successor
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273:Sicker,
219:Tiberius
211:Augustus
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170:Kingship
132:Artashes
112:Religion
96:Artaxiad
1080:Leo III
937:Cilicia
912:Gagik I
887:Smbat I
882:Ashot I
665:Vonones
548:Arsames
434:unknown
393:Sources
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329:Tacitus
277:, p.156
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245:, p.979
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1055:Thoros
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1022:Philip
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634:Erato
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