AHIS342 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ahvaz, Sasanian Empire, Shapur Ii
5 Jun 2019
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Tigranes i the great 94/5 bc-55/4 bc. Armenian kings play roman and parthian interests off against each other-took advantage of geographical position. Nero (ad54-68) agreement reached-armenian king nominated by the parthians but invested by the roman emperor. Geography of the area makes it very dif cult. Parthian nominees to armenian throne close relatives of the parthian arsacid. Roman invasions of parthia sparked by problems in armenia-trajan ad114-7 lucius versus. Overthrow of parthians by sassanians ca 224 had profound consequences for armenia. Khosrov the great-a close relative of the parthian arsacid royal house. Surviving partjian arsacids ee to armenian and perhaps hatra. Sassanians take control of armenia in 250s and install hormizd ardashir as governor. Hormizd ardashir becomes sasanian shahanshah on shapur i"s death in 272. Replaced in armenia by shapur"s youngest son narseh who became king of kings in 293. Zoroastrian religion strongly promoted and local cults suppressed.
