Tigranes VI of Armenia

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Tigranes VI was the King of Armenia from 58 to 63. In the spring of 58 the Roman general Corbulo, entered Armenia from Cappadocia and advanced towards Artaxata, while Pharsman I of Iberia attacked from the north, and Antiochus IV of Commagene attacked from the southwest. Tiridates I of Armenia ran away from his capital which Corbulo set fire to. In the summer Corbulo advanced towards Tigranocerta, and arrived in the city that opened the gates, only one citadel resisted. The majority of the Armenians had abandoned resistance and accepted a prince given by Rome. Nero gave the crown to the last royal descendant of the Kings of Cappadocia, the grandson of Glaphyra (daughter of Archelaus of Cappadocia) and Alexander of Judea (the brother of Herod Archelaus and the son of Herod the Great), who assumed the Armenian name Tigranes, his uncle was Tigranes V. His son named Alexander, married Iotapa, the daughter of Antiochus of Commagene and was made King of Cilicia. Tigranes invaded a neighbouring small vassal state of the Parthians called Adiabene and deposed its King Monobazes. The Parthian King Vologeses considered this as an act of aggression from Rome. He attacked Armenia and besieged Tigranocerta. Eventually the Parthians signed a treaty with the Roman general Corbulo to install Tiridates as King of Armenia as long as he goes to Rome to be crowned by Nero. In the year 63, Tigranes VI had to renounce his crown.