Artaxias II.

Artaxias II (also Artaxes or Artashes called, in Armenian: Արտաշես Երկրորդ ) was King of Armenia and reigned from 34 BC to 20 BC He was the eldest son of Artavasdes II and was of the Armenians on the raised throne when his father was taken prisoner 34 BC the Roman triumvir Mark Antony. First, he was forced to flee to Parthia to Anthony King Phraates IV. After he returned to Armenia with the help of the Parthians, who, also defeated Artavasdes II of Media Atropatene, an enemy of his father. Artaxias had now all the Romans, who were still in his territory execute. As Artaxias envoys sent to Rome, which should secure the release of his captured by the Romans relatives refused the Emperor Augustus.

By 20 BC the Armenians expressed in a message to Augustus their unwillingness to continue to keep Artaxias II as king, and demanded instead his brother Tigranes III. (then in Roman custody in Alexandria, Egypt) use. Augustus agreed and sent a small army under the command of Tiberius to depose Artaxias II. Before they arrived, however, already been Artaxias II was assassinated by some of his other relatives, and the Romans Tigranes III enthroned. unchallenged.