Tigranocerta

Armenia

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capital of Tigranes II the Great

  • In Tigranes II The Great

    …built a new royal city, Tigranocerta, on the borders of Armenia and Mesopotamia (the actual site is disputed), where he accumulated all his wealth and to which he transplanted the inhabitants of 12 Greek towns of Cappadocia, Cilicia, and Syria.

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