sep 1, 69 BC - Rome captures Tigranakert
Description:
In the automn of 69 BC, a Roman army, under the command of Lucullus, laid siege of Tigranakert and captured it. (In the following year, his forces pursued Tigran, who had fled with ally Mithradates to the Eastern Armenian capital of Artashat, of Artaxata; but when the winter supervened, the Roman legions were forced to withdraw amid from and sickness)Added to timeline:
Date:
sep 1, 69 BC
Now
~ 2096 years ago