Tigranes

Also known as: king Tigranes · Family: Armenian · Role: king · First appears: Lucullus

Tigranes, king of Armenia, was married to Cleopatra, daughter of Mithridates, to whom he was also related as a son-in-law. His brother was Guras, and Metrodorus was his close friend, “so close an intimate as commonly to be called the king's father.” Lucullus was his enemy and sent Appius to demand Mithridates; Tigranes also reported Metrodorus to Mithridates, believing that no irreparable harm would come to him.

Tigranes later surrendered before Pompey, throwing himself down unarmed and placing his crown at Pompey’s feet. With young Tigranes beside him, he forfeited the ensigns of majesty, then received them again; Pompey chose to make him a confederate of the Romans rather than lead him in triumph. Clodius took the captive Tigranes from prison and kept him as his companion.

Relationship record

Life events

Tigranes surrendered before Pompey and laid his crown at Pompey's feet.(Comparison of Lucullus with Cimon)
- With: Pompey
- “Tigranes threw himself, naked and unarmed, down before Pompey, and taking his crown from his head, laid it at his feet”
Tigranes received the ensigns of majesty again after forfeiting them.(Comparison of Lucullus with Cimon)
- “And when he received the ensigns of majesty again, he was well pleased, evidently because he had forfeited them before.”

Lucullus

married with Cleopatra “Cleopatra, daughter of Mithridates, and queen to Tigranes”
with Mithridates (interaction) “This same is relation and son-in-law to Mithridates”
siblings with Guras “This was defended by Guras, brother of Tigranes”
friends with Metrodorus “so close an intimate as commonly to be called the king's father”
enemies with Lucullus “he sent Appius to Tigranes to demand Mithridates”
with Metrodorus (interaction) “This Tigranes reported, and affirmed to Mithridates, thinking that no irreparable harm would come of it to Metrodorus.”

Comparison of Lucullus with Cimon

enemies with Lucullus (Tigranes was defeated in the wars associated with Lucullus.) “But after Lucullus, Tigranes and Mithridates were able to do nothing;”
enemies with Pompey (Tigranes submits to Pompey after military defeat.) “Tigranes threw himself, naked and unarmed, down before Pompey, and taking his crown from his head, laid it at his feet, complimenting Pompey with what was not his own, but, in real truth, the conquest already effected by Lucullus.”

Pompey

enemies with Pompey “king Tigranes ... went in person to surrender himself into the hands of Pompey”
child: young Tigranes “Tigranes himself on one side of him and his son upon the other”
friends with Clodius “he took Tigranes, the captive, out of prison, and kept him about him as his companion”

Comparison of Pompey and Agesilaus

with Pompey (Pompey made Tigranes a Roman confederate.) “and when it was in his power to lead Tigranes, king of Armenia, in triumph, he chose rather to make him a confederate of the Romans,”

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Extracted from the original text of Plutarch's Lives. Made with Rho MD.