{"slug": "atropatene", "label": "Atropatene", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atropatene", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q260437", "qid": "Q260437", "description": "ancient Iranian kingdom (c. 323 BC – 226 AD)", "entries": 11, "years": 11, "span": [-219, 591], "span_label": ["220 BCE", "591 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}, {"title": "Births", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Media Atropatene"], "related": [{"slug": "armenia", "label": "Armenia", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "mesopotamia", "label": "Mesopotamia", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "sasanian-empire", "label": "Sasanian Empire", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "tiridates-iii-of-armenia", "label": "Tiridates III of Armenia", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "constantinople", "label": "Constantinople", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "syria", "label": "Syria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "byzantine-army", "label": "Byzantine army", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "maurice-emperor", "label": "Maurice (emperor)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "khosrow-ii", "label": "Khosrow II", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "principality-of-iberia", "label": "Principality of Iberia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "byzantinesasanian-war-of-572591", "label": "Byzantine–Sasanian War of 572–591", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "manichaeism", "label": "Manichaeism", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -219, "year_label": "220 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Antiochus III the Great defeats Molon at the Tigris River, defeating and killing. Antiochus goes on to conquer Atropatene.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360598324#Seleucid_Empire", "title": "220 BC", "revid": 1360598324, "section": "Events › By place › Seleucid Empire"}}, {"year": -58, "year_label": "59 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Artavasdes I, king of Media Atropatene (approximate date)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1327068186#Births", "title": "59 BC", "revid": 1327068186, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -42, "year_label": "43 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Iotapa, princess of Media Atropatene (daughter of Artavasdes I)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1338224737#Births", "title": "43 BC", "revid": 1338224737, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -35, "year_label": "36 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Antony crosses the frontier into Media Atropatene and commences the siege of Phraaspa. He establishes a line of circumvallation and builds siege engines.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372976843#Roman_Republic", "title": "36 BC", "revid": 1372976843, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -33, "year_label": "34 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Autumn – The Donations of Alexandria: Antony distributes the eastern kingdoms as a gift to the children of Cleopatra; he declares Caesarion, Caesar's illegitimate son, as co-ruler of Egypt and Cyprus. Alexander Helios receives Armenia and Media; to Cleopatra Selene II he gives the kingdoms of Cyrenaica and Libya. His youngest son Ptolemy Philadelphus receives the Egyptian possessions in Phoenicia, Syria and Cilicia. Antony establishes Cleopatra as a Hellenistic monarch at Alexandria and gives her the title of \"Queen of Kings\".", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350111909#Roman_Republic", "title": "34 BC", "revid": 1350111909, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -32, "year_label": "33 BCE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Mark Antony annexes the kingdom of Media and arranges the marriage of his son Alexander Helios with princess Iotapa, the daughter of king Artavasdes I.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368347674#Roman_Republic", "title": "33 BC", "revid": 1368347674, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -19, "year_label": "20 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Artavasdes I, king of Media Atropatene (approximate date)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341406329#Deaths", "title": "20 BC", "revid": 1341406329, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 273, "year_label": "273 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "King Hormizd I of Persia dies after a brief reign in which he has shown tolerance toward the ascetic, anti-materialist Manichean faith. He is succeeded by his brother Bahram I, who has been governing the province of Atropatene. Bahram proceeds to crush a rebellion by various vassal kings.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325892096#Persia", "title": "273", "revid": 1325892096, "section": "Events › By place › Persia"}}, {"year": 298, "year_label": "298 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Caesar Galerius restores Tiridates III to the throne of Armenia and invades the Sassanid Empire. His army marches through Adiabene, Atropatene, Susiana and Lower Mesopotamia. He then retakes the strategically important city of Nisibis in Upper Mesopotamia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1339920738#Roman_Empire", "title": "298", "revid": 1339920738, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 299, "year_label": "299 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Peace of Nisibis: Emperor Diocletian signs a treaty with the Persian king Narseh that will last for 40 years. The Persians accept Roman dominion over Armenia, the Caucasus, and Upper Mesopotamia. The pro-Roman ruler Tiridates III receives all of Armenia as far as the border with Atropatene. Mirian III of the Kingdom of Iberia is made a Roman client, and at some point in time, as a result of the treaty, Caucasian Albania will follow suit. Rome also gains five satrapies beyond the Tigris, which are perhaps given to Tiridates to administer.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1267078871#Roman_Empire", "title": "299", "revid": 1267078871, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 591, "year_label": "591 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Byzantine–Sassanid War: Emperor Maurice, seeing an opportunity to end the prolonged war to the advantage of Constantinople, assists Khosrau II to regain the Persian throne. He sends a Byzantine army (35,000 men) under Narses into Mesopotamia, through Syria. At the same time, an expeditionary force in Armenia advances through Caucasian Iberia into Media (modern Azerbaijan).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364751608#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "591", "revid": 1364751608, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}]}