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King Tigranes the Great and Armenia's Golden Age
Long before the tragedies of the twentieth century, Armenia was a dominant power in the ancient world. This episode explores the reign of King Tigranes the Great, who expanded the Armenian Empire to its greatest territorial extent in the first century BCE. We examine how he transformed Yerevan into a cosmopolitan capital called Tigranakert, attracting scholars and merchants from across the known world. Lucas and Luna discuss the complex diplomatic dance between Rome and Parthia that allowed this expansion, as well as the eventual Roman counter-offensive led by Lucullus and Pompey that ended…
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