„Tigranu, the Crown Prince of Armenia“: Evidence from the Babylonian Astronomical Diaries

2013/12/01 by Markham J. Geller, Giusto Traina · 16 citations
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · Medicine · #Ancient Near East History #Eurasian Exchange Networks #Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies #Reign #Mesopotamia #Ancient history #Armenian #History #Crown (dentistry) #Classics #Law #Politics #Political science #Medicine

paper · doi:10.1524/klio.2013.95.2.447

published in Klio 95(2), 447-454 (De Gruyter)

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Abstract

Summary Two astronomical diaries, dating to the year 216 of the Seleucid Era (=95 bc), refer to the Crown Prince ti-ig-ra-nu, i.e. the Armenian king Tigran ‚the Great‘ (95-ca. 55 bc). A fresh reading of the texts allows us to resolve some passages and propose a historical commentary of the events related to Greater Armenia, from the death of Artawazd I to the beginning of Tigran’s reign after his staying in Lower Mesopotamia as a royal hostage.

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