Statius Priscus
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Statius Priscus was a Roman governor of Cappadocia, he was sent to Armenia by Marcus Aurelius with Lucius Verus, Aurelius' Co-emperor, to conduct a campaign against the Parthians after the legions of the legate Gaius Severianus were defeated by Vologases IV in 163. The forces of Statius Priscus, made up of Eastern auxiliaries and several legions transferred from the Rhine and the Danube, quickly crushed the Parthians and destroyed the town of Artaxata. Priscus then installed on the throne of Armenia, Sohaemus (who was under the protection of Rome), and rebuilt the city of Valarshapat.
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