Khosrov I of Armenia
| Khosrov I of Armenia | |
|---|---|
| King of Armenia | |
| Reign | 191–217 |
| Predecessor | Vologases II of Armenia |
| Successor | Tiridates II |
| Died | 217 |
| Issue | Tiridates II |
| House | Arsacid |
| Father | Vologases II of Armenia |
| Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Khosrov I (flourished second half of the 2nd century and first half of the 3rd century, died 217) was a Parthian Prince who served as a Roman Client King of Armenia.
Khosrov I was one of the sons born to King Vologases II of Armenia (Vagharsh II)[1] who is also known as Vologases V of Parthia[2] by an unnamed mother. Through his father, Khosrov I was a member of the House of Parthia and thus a relation of the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia.[3] Khosrov I was the namesake of the Parthian monarchs: Osroes I and Osroes II, see Khosrau.
In 191, Vologases II ascended the Parthian throne, and as a result relinquished the Armenian throne to Khosrov I.[4][5] Khosrov I served as Armenian King from 191 until 217. In Armenian sources, Khosrov I is often confused with his famous grandson Khosrov II.[6] Little is known on his life, prior to becoming King of Armenia.
Khosrov I is the King whom classical authors present as a neutral monarch towards Rome.[7] In 191 when the Roman emperor Septimius Severus was on his great campaign to the Parthian Empire sacking the capital Ctesiphon, Khosrov I had sent gifts and hostages to Severus.[8] As a client monarch of Rome, Khosrov I was under the protection of Septimius Severus and his successor Caracalla.[9]
Between 214-216, Khosrov I with his family were under Roman detention for unknown reasons which provoked a major uprising in Armenia against Rome.[10] In 215, Caracalla with the Roman army had invaded Armenia[11] to end the uprising. Khosrov I may be the Khosrov mentioned in an Egyptian inscription that speaks of Khosrov the Armenian.[12]
In 217 when Khosrov I died, his son Tiridates II,[13] was granted the Armenian Crown[14] by the Roman emperor Caracalla.[15] Tiridates II was declared King of Armenia upon Caracalla's assassination[16] which was on April 8, 217.
References
- ^ Hovannisian, The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times, Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiquity to the Fourteenth Century, p.71
- ^ Toumanoff, Manuel de généalogie et de chronologie pour le Caucase chrétien (Arménie, Géorgie, Albanie) [détail des éditions], p.73
- ^ Hovannisian, The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times, Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiquity to the Fourteenth Century, p.71
- ^ Toumanoff 1986, pp. 543–546.
- ^ Patterson 2013, pp. 180–181.
- ^ Hovannisian, The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times, Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiquity to the Fourteenth Century, p.71
- ^ Hovannisian, The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times, Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiquity to the Fourteenth Century, p.71
- ^ Hovannisian, The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times, Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiquity to the Fourteenth Century, p.71
- ^ Adalian, Historical Dictionary of Armenia, p.174
- ^ Adalian, Historical Dictionary of Armenia, p.174
- ^ Adalian, Historical Dictionary of Armenia, p.174
- ^ Hovannisian, The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times, Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiquity to the Fourteenth Century, p.71
- ^ Adalian, Historical Dictionary of Armenia, p.174
- ^ Hovannisian, The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times, Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiquity to the Fourteenth Century, p.71
- ^ Adalian, Historical Dictionary of Armenia, p.174
- ^ Adalian, Historical Dictionary of Armenia, p.174
Sources
- Schottky, Martin (2010). "Armenische Arsakiden zur Zeit der Antonine. Ein Beitrag zur Korrektur der armenischen Königsliste". ANABASIS Studia Classica et Orientalia. 1: 208–224. ISSN 2082-8993.
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- R.G. Hovannisian, The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times, Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiquity to the Fourteenth Century, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004
- R.P. Adalian, Historical Dictionary of Armenia, Scarecrow Press, 2010
- Patterson, Lee E. (2013). "Caracalla's Armenia". Syllecta Classica. 2. Project Muse: 27–61.
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