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	Topics Sophene Topic Home For the kingdom, please see Kingdom of SopheneKingdom of Sophene The Kingdom of Sophene was an ancient Armenian kingdom.... . Sophene ( - Tsopk) was a province of the Armenian Kingdom and of the Roman EmpireRoman Empire The Roman Empire was a phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by an autocratic form of government.... , located in the south-west of the kingdom. It currently lies in the in modern-day southeastern TurkeyTurkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey, is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Sou... . According to Anania ShirakatsiAnania Shirakatsi Anania Shirakatsi was an Armenian scholar, mathematician, and geographer.... 's Ashkharatsuyts ("World Atlas," 7th century), Tsopk was the 2nd among the 15 provinces of Greater ArmeniaGreater Armenia Greater Armenia can refer to:the ethno-cultural region of the Armenian Highlands... . It consisted of 8 cantons (gavars): Khordzyan, Hashtyank, Paghnatun, Balahovit, Tsopk (Shahunyats), Andzit, Degiq, and Gavreq (Goreq). Tsopk was part of the kingdom of UrartuUrartu Urartu* was an ancient kingdom in eastern Anatolia, centered in the mountainous region around Lake Van , which existed from ... in the 8th-7th cc BC. After unifying the region with his kingdom in the early 700s BC, king Argishtis I of UrartuFacts About Argishtis I of Urartu Argishtis I was the sixth known king of the ancient country of Urartu from 785 to 763 BC.... resettled many of its inhabitants to his newly built city of ErebuniErebuni Erebuni may refer to:Erebuni Fortress, an ancient Urartian fortress... (modern day Armenian capital YerevanYerevan Yerevan* is the largest city and capital of Armenia.... ). Around 600 BC, Tsopk became part of the newly emerged ancient Armenian Kingdom of OrontidsOrontid Dynasty The Orontid Dynasty was the first Armenian dynasty.... . After Alexander the GreatAlexander the Great Alexander the Great , also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon , was one of the most successful military commander... 's campaigns in 330s BC and the subsequent collapse of the Achaemenid EmpireAchaemenid Empire The Achaemenid Empire was a dynasty in the ancient Persian Empire with high cultural and economical achievements during its ... , Tsopk remained part of the newly independent kingdom of Greater Armenia. In the early 200s BC, at the instigation of the Seleucid Empire, which was trying to weaken the Armenian kingdom, Sophene, split from Greater Armenia, forming the Kingdom of SopheneKingdom of Sophene The Kingdom of Sophene was an ancient Armenian kingdom.... . The kingdom was ruled by a branch of the Armenian royal dynasty of OrontidsFacts About Orontid Dynasty The Orontid Dynasty was the first Armenian dynasty.... . Tsopk later split from the Tsopk-Commagene kingdom as well, forming an independent kingdom. CommageneCommagene Commagene was a kingdom, located in modern south-central Turkey, with its capital at Samosata.... was part of Sophene at this time. Around 200 BC, in his attempt to finally subjugate Armenia, Seleucian king Antiochus III conquered both Greater Armenia and Tsopk, installing Armenian generals Artaxias IArtaxias I Artaxias I was the founder of the Artaxiad Dynasty whose members ruled the Kingdom of Armenia for nearly two centuries.... and ZariadresZariadres Zariadres I was King of Sophene.... as governors-strategoses respectively in each kingdom. Following Antiochus' defeat by Romans at the battle of Magnesia in 190 BC, both Zareh and Artashes declared themselves independent kings. Zareh and his descendants ruled the kingdom of Tsopk until it was reunified with Greater Armenia by Tigranes the GreatFacts About Tigranes the Great Tigranes the Great was a king of Armenia.... in the 80s BC. PompeyPompey Pompey, Pompey the Great or Pompey the Triumvir , was a distinguished military and political leader of the l... gave Sophene to TigranesFacts About Tigranes Tigranes was the name of a number of historical figures, primarily kings of Armenia.... , after defeating his father Tigranes the GreatTigranes the Great Tigranes the Great was a king of Armenia.... . Sophene later become part of the Roman Empire, and was made into a provinceRoman province In Ancient Rome, a province was the basic, and until the Tetrarchy, largest territorial and administrative unit of the empir... of the Roman EmpireRoman Empire The Roman Empire was a phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by an autocratic form of government.... . The capital was AmidaAmida Amida can mean:Amida, a Buddha popular in East Asian Buddhism... (modern DiyarbakirDiyarbakir Diyarbakir* is a major city in southeastern Turkey situated on the banks of the River Tigris, and the seat of Diyarbakir Pro... ). Around 5454 Year 54 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.... , the province was ruled by Gaius Julius Sohaemus. In 530, Sophene was included into the province of Armenia. See also Kingdom of SopheneKingdom of Sophene The Kingdom of Sophene was an ancient Armenian kingdom....