Capture of Artaxata

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The Capture of Artaxata was a key Roman military operation during the Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 in which Roman forces seized the Armenian capital, asserting imperial influence in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
aftermath consolidation of Roman positions in eastern frontier regions ⓘ
installation of a Roman-friendly Armenian king ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Armenia ⓘ
Parthian Empire ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
capitalCaptured Artaxata ⓘ
cause Roman–Parthian rivalry over control of Armenia ⓘ
commander Gaius Statius Priscus ⓘ
Lucius Verus ⓘ
conflict Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 ⓘ
consequence strengthening of Roman political influence in Armenia ⓘ
temporary reduction of Parthian influence in Armenia ⓘ
date circa 163 ⓘ
era 2nd century ⓘ
Antonine period ⓘ
historicalRegion Caucasus ⓘ
location Armenia ⓘ
Artaxata ⓘ
militaryTheater Eastern Roman frontier ⓘ
notableFor being a turning point in the Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 ⓘ
demonstrating Roman capacity to intervene in Armenian succession politics ⓘ
objective assertion of Roman influence in Armenia ⓘ
seizure of the Armenian capital Artaxata ⓘ
opponent Parthian-backed Armenian forces ⓘ
opposingCommander Sohaemus of Armenia ⓘ
Vologases IV of Parthia ⓘ
participant Kingdom of Armenia ⓘ
Parthian Empire ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
partOf Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 ⓘ
relatedEvent Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 ⓘ
relatedPlace Cappadocia ⓘ
Tigranocerta ⓘ
result Roman victory ⓘ
strategicImportance control of a key Caucasian crossroads ⓘ
projection of Roman power into the Armenian highlands ⓘ
timePeriod reign of Roman co-emperor Lucius Verus ⓘ
reign of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius ⓘ

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