Siege of Tigranocerta

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:aftermath Roman expansion in the region
gptkbp:allies Roman-Armenian relations
gptkbp:casualties high on both sides
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkb:Armenian_Kingdom
gptkbp:cultural_impact influence on Roman military tactics
gptkbp:cultural_significance depicted in art and literature
gptkbp:date 69 BC
gptkbp:duration several months
gptkbp:event_type gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:fortifications gptkb:Tigranocerta
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Roman_senators
gptkb:Gnaeus_Pompeius_Magnus
gptkb:Tigranes_the_Great
gptkb:Tigranes_II_of_Armenia
Roman generals
military leaders of the time
historical chroniclers
Armenian nobles
Marcus Licinius Lucullus
civilians of Tigranocerta
soldiers involved in the siege
gptkbp:historical_interpretation analyzed in military history studies
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Classical_antiquity
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated Roman military prowess
highlighted Armenian resistance
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus
gptkb:Appian
gptkb:Plutarch
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Tigranocerta
gptkbp:legacy inspired future military sieges
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tigranocerta
gptkbp:military_strategy encirclement
gptkbp:military_technology siege engines
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Lucullus
gptkb:Tigranes_II
gptkbp:outcome capture of the city
gptkbp:political_impact shift in power dynamics in the region
gptkbp:primary_source Roman accounts
Armenian accounts
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Cabira
gptkb:Roman_conquest_of_Armenia
Lucullus's campaigns
Tigranes II's reign
gptkbp:result Roman victory
gptkbp:significance part of the Roman– Armenian Wars
gptkbp:strategy surprise attack
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tigranes_the_Great
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5