Map of Sophene as a vassal state of the Kingdom of Armenia
Capital
Karkathiokerta Arsamosata
Common languages
Imperial Aramaic (government, court)[1][2] Armenian (lingua franca)[2]
Religion
Zoroastrianism[3]
Government
Monarchy
King
• c. 260 BC
Sames I
• c. 95 BC
Artanes
Historical era
Hellenistic Age
• Established
3rd century BC
• Conquered by Tigranes the Great
95 BC
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Satrapy of Armenia
Kingdom of Armenia (Antiquity)
Kingdom of Commagene
The Kingdom of Sophene (Armenian: Ծոփք, romanized: Tsop’k’, Ancient Greek: Σωφηνή, romanized: Sōphēnḗ),[4] was a Hellenistic-era political entity situated between ancient Armenia and Syria.[5] Ruled by the Orontid dynasty, the kingdom was culturally mixed with Greek, Armenian, Iranian, Syrian, Anatolian and Roman influences.[4] Founded around the 3rd century BCE, the kingdom maintained independence until c. 95 BCE when the Artaxiad king Tigranes the Great conquered the territories as part of his empire.[6] Sophene laid near medieval Kharput, which is present day Elazığ.[7]
^Marciak 2017, p. 117–118.
^ abChaumont 1986, pp. 418–438.
^Boyce & Grenet 1991, p. 320.
^ abMarciak 2017, p. 77.
^Marciak 2017, p. 61.
^Marciak 2017, p. 95.
^Lacey 2016, p. 109.
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