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Tiridates , king of Armenia

Tiridates, fl. c.a.d. 63, king of Armenia. He was put on the throne by his brother Vologeses I, king of Parthia, and he was driven from it when the Romans under Corbulo won (a.d. 59) the Parthian campaign. Later he went to Rome and had his crown restored (a.d. 66) by Nero.

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