Tigranes IV

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Tigranes IV (12-1 B.C.) Tigran III ruled between 20 and 12 B.C. before he was succeeded by Tigran IV (12-1 B.C.) The reign of these last kings in the Artashisian dynasty was characterized by various civil wars which weakened Armenia.

[edit] 2 to 53 A.D.

After the death of Tigran IV, who was the last king in the Artashisian dynasty, Augustus sent one of his stepsons, Caius Caesar, together with an army to Armenia, so that the Medes king, Ariobarzane, who at the time was ruler of Atropatene, would hand over the Armenian throne to him. The Roman historian Tacitus wrote that the Armenians accepted him because of his outstanding beauty and bravery.