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Zenobia by Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry | |
Queen of Armenia | |
Tenure | 51-53 54-55 |
Born | Mtskheta, Kingdom of Iberia |
Died | 1st century |
Spouse | Rhadamistus |
Issue | unknown |
Dynasty | Pharnavazid dynasty |
Father | Mithridates of Armenia |
Mother | daughter of Pharasmanes I |
Religion | Georgian paganism |
Zenobia the Iberian (Georgian: ზენობია) was a royal princess of the Pharnavazid dynasty of the Kingdom of Iberia who was a Queen of Armenia from 51 to 53 and 54 to 55. She was a daughter of King Mithridates of Armenia by his wife, a daughter of King Pharasmanes I of Iberia, who was Mithridates' own brother. At the same time, she was a wife of Rhadamistus who was Pharasmanes I's son.
References
- Toumanoff, p. 14
- Tacitus, XII, 51
- Javakhishvili, p. 159
Sources
- Tacitus, Annals, Book XII-XIII
- Javakhishvili, Ivane (2012), History of the Georgian Nation, Vol. 1
- Toumanoff, Cyril (1969), Chronology of the early Kings of Iberia, Vol. 25