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The role of Armenia in Iran-Rome relations during the Parthian period
Volume 1, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 212 - 219
1 Islamic Azad University, Shabestar Branch –Iran
Abstract :
Armenia, as a strategic territory in the Caucasus and northern Iran, has been the main center of relations between the Parthian government in Iran and the Roman Empire, with each side seeking to dominate the other. The relations between the two sides in this period can be studied in two parts of the Artaxiad dynasty and then the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia. In the first period, the Parthians tried to suffice with a moderate policy on the throne of the Shah of Armenia and avoided direct interference in its internal affairs, but in the second period, they tried to put their representative, who was often from the Parthian family, to the throne of Armenia. The Roman government also always tried to gain access to this land by military force and the policy of using army, so it was opposed to the Parthian government. The present study, with a theoretical analysis and historical events of this time and evaluating the data of sources, not only emphasizes the effective role of Armenia in the formation of good or hostile relations between Iran and Rome, but also to explain these relations by considering the role of the ruling families in Armenia.
Armenia, as a strategic territory in the Caucasus and northern Iran, has been the main center of relations between the Parthian government in Iran and the Roman Empire, with each side seeking to dominate the other. The relations between the two sides in this period can be studied in two parts of the Artaxiad dynasty and then the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia. In the first period, the Parthians tried to suffice with a moderate policy on the throne of the Shah of Armenia and avoided direct interference in its internal affairs, but in the second period, they tried to put their representative, who was often from the Parthian family, to the throne of Armenia. The Roman government also always tried to gain access to this land by military force and the policy of using army, so it was opposed to the Parthian government. The present study, with a theoretical analysis and historical events of this time and evaluating the data of sources, not only emphasizes the effective role of Armenia in the formation of good or hostile relations between Iran and Rome, but also to explain these relations by considering the role of the ruling families in Armenia.
Keywords :
Parthians, Roman Empire, Artaxiad dynasty, Parthians of Armenia and Armenia
Parthians, Roman Empire, Artaxiad dynasty, Parthians of Armenia and Armenia