Siege of Garni
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| Siege of Garni | |||||||
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| Part of the Iberian–Armenian War | |||||||
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 Kingdom of Iberia |
 Kingdom of Armenia Roman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Rhadamistus |
Mithridates † Caelius Pollio | ||||||
The Siege of Garni was a siege led by Rhadamistus the son of Pharasmanes I, against his uncle Mithridates the king of Armenia in 51 AD.
Background
Mithridates, the younger brother of Pharasmanes I ascended on the Armenian throne of with the help of Sarmatians and Alanian mercenaries. A Roman garrison installed in Garni near Artaxata secured Mithridates' ruler over Armenia, Although Emperor Caligula had held Mithridates of Armenia captive for some years in Rome, after which Claudius sent him back to Artaxata, Armenia was now a Roman vassal state under Iberian control.[1]
But when Mithridates refused to support his brother Pharasmanes in a victorious attack on Caucasian Albania, Pharasmanes provided troops for his son Rhadamistus to capture Armenia and overthrow his uncle.[1][2]
Siege
Rhadamistus invaded Armenia with the Iberian army and besieged the fortress of Garni while also persuading the Roman garrison to leave the fortress. The indignant garrison commander travelled to Iberia to demand that Pharasmanes call of the siege. Instead, Pharasmanes instructed Rhadamistus to capture Garni, which Rhadamistus did by bringing, Caelius Pollio the Roman commander to induce Mithridates to surrender. Although Rhadamistus had promised safety to his uncle, Pharasmanes and Rhadamistus ordered the execution of Mithridates and his sons. After this, Rhadamistus briefly ruled as the king of Armenia and had also married Mithridates daughter Zenobia.[3][1][4][5]
References
- ^ a b c Baumer 2023, p. 151.
- ^ Rayfield 2012, p. 30.
- ^ Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia p.7. 1987.
- ^ Rayfield 2012, p. 31.
- ^ Tacitus, XII, 51
Sources
- Baumer, Christoph (2023). History of the Caucasus. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9780755636303.
- Rayfield, Donald (2012). Edge of Empires, a History of Georgia. London: Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-78023-070-2.