Erato of Armenia

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Erato (

Tigranes V, her distant paternal relative and possible second husband. She may be viewed as one of the last hereditary rulers of her nation.[2]

Family

Erato was the second child and the known daughter born to Tigranes III.[3] She had an older paternal half-brother Tigranes IV.[4] Erato was born and raised either in Rome, where her father lived in political exile for 10 years[5] from 30 BC until 20 BC, or during her father's kingship of Armenia from 20 BC until 10 BC.[6]

Erato's father, Tigranes III, died before 6 BC.

Mithridates I of Iberia, Rhadamistus, and Amazasp (known from a Greek inscription found in Rome
).

Co-rule with Tigranes IV: 8–5 BC and 2 BC–AD 1

Although they were clients of the Roman Empire, Tigranes IV and Erato were both anti-Roman and not the choices of Roman emperor Augustus.[13] Their dual rule lacked Roman approval and they leaned towards Parthia for support.[14] Rome and Parthia competed with one another for influence over Armenia.[15] Anti-Roman sentiment was building in Armenia during the reign of Tigranes IV and Erato, according to Festus, who emphasizes that the kingdom of Armenia was very strong during this period.

The discontent of the ruling Artaxiad monarchs and their subjects towards Rome had instigated war with the help of King

Phraates V of Parthia. To avoid a full-scale war with Rome, Phraates V soon ceased his support to the Armenian monarchs. This led Tigranes IV and Erato to acknowledge Roman suzerainty[16] and send their good wishes and submission to Rome.[17] Augustus then allowed them to remain in power.[18]

In 1 C.E., Tigranes IV was killed in battle,

Artavasdes II.[25]

Co-rule from Tigranes V: 6–12 AD

In the year 6,

Artavasdes II, as king.[26][27]

Tigranes V was accompanied by his grandfather Archelaus of Cappadocia and the future Roman emperor

Vonones I of Parthia as king.[31]
The fate of Erato afterwards is unknown and Tigranes V may have remained living in Armenia.

Surviving evidence

The sources for the life of Erato are Roman historians Tacitus (1st and 2nd centuries), Cassius Dio (2nd and 3rd centuries) and Festus (4th century).

An image of Erato is found on an ancient coin currently kept at the National Library in Paris. Coinage has survived from her rule with Tigranes IV. The Greek inscription names her "Erato, sister of King Tigranes".[32] Their other coinage features a depiction of Tigranes IV with Erato, inscribed with "great king, Tigranes".[33] Coinage has also survived from Erato's co-rule with Tigranes V.[34]

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-9606842-2-9
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  2. ^ Bunson, Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire, p.199
  3. ^ Kurkjian, A History of Armenia, p.73
  4. ^ Kurkjian, A History of Armenia, p.73
  5. ^ Naroll, Military Deterrence in History: A Pilot Cross-Historical Survey, p.161
  6. ^ Yarshater, The Cambridge History of Iran, p.613
  7. ^ Swan, The Augustan Succession: An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio’s Roman History, Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14), p.114
  8. ISBN 978-0-8108-7450-3
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  9. ^ Sayles, Ancient Coin Collecting IV: Roman Provincial Coins, p.62
  10. ^ Kurkjian, A History of Armenia, p.73
  11. ^ Kurkjian, A History of Armenia, p.73
  12. ^ Swan, The Augustan Succession: An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio’s Roman History, Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14), p.130
  13. ^ Bunson, Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire, p.p.199-200
  14. ^ Armenia and Iran ii. The pre-Islamic period under Darius and Xerxes had much narrower boundaries than the future Armenia of the Artaxiads and the Arsacids. Armenia and Iran, ii. The Pre-Islamic Period: 3. The Artaxiad dynasty b. Tigranes the Great
  15. ^ Ehrlich, Encyclopedia of the Jewish Diaspora: Origins, Experiences, and Culture, Volume 1, p.1111
  16. ^ Armenia and Iran ii. The pre-Islamic period under Darius and Xerxes had much narrower boundaries than the future Armenia of the Artaxiads and the Arsacids. Armenia and Iran, ii. The Pre-Islamic Period: 3. The Artaxiad dynasty b. Tigranes the Great
  17. ^ Bunson, Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire, p.200
  18. ^ Bunson, Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire, p.200
  19. ISBN 978-1-4381-1027-1
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  20. ^ Swan, The Augustan Succession: An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio’s Roman History, Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14), p.p.128-129
  21. ^ Swan, The Augustan Succession: An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio’s Roman History, Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14), p.128
  22. ^ Bunson, Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire, p.36
  23. ^ Bunson, Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire, p.36
  24. ^ Bunson, Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire, p.36
  25. ^ Cassius Dio, 36.14
  26. ^ Temporini, Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt: Geschichte und Kultur Roms im spiegel der neueren Forschung, p.1164
  27. ^ Cassius Dio, Roman History 49.39.2
  28. ^ Syme, Anatolica: studies in Strabo, p.323
  29. ^ Hovannisian, The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times, Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiquity to the Fourteenth Century, p.62
  30. ^ Swan, The Augustan Succession: An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio’s Roman History, Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14), p.p.120 & 130
  31. ^ Temporini, Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt: Geschichte und Kultur Roms im spiegel der neueren Forschung, p.1160
  32. ^ Swan, The Augustan Succession: An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio’s Roman History, Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14), p.120
  33. ^ Swan, The Augustan Succession: An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio’s Roman History, Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14), p.129
  34. ^ Hovannisian, The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times, Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiquity to the Fourteenth Century, p.62

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Erato of Armenia
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Queen of Armenia
8–5 BC and 2 BC–1 AD
with Tigranes IV
 Succeeded by
Preceded by
Artavasdes III
Tigranes V
 Succeeded by
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