Battle of Praaspa

The Battle of Praaspa was a military Conflict in 36 BC during the Antony's Atropatene campaign. It was organized by the Roman triumvir Mark Antony. The opposing sides were, on the one hand, the Roman Republic and its ally based on the Treaty of Artaxata the Kingdom of Armenia, and on the other hand,the Parthian Empire. By invading Atropatene Mark Antony aimed to use Praaspa as a base to penetrate the Parthian Empire becoming the ruler of the East.

The latter used the provisions of the treaty signed between King from King of Greater Armenia Tigranes the Great and Gnaeus Pompey to achieve his goals, by which, in fact, Armenia was considered "a friend and ally of the Roman nation" Thus Artavasdes II of Armenia who assumed the legal succession to the Tigranian throne, was obliged to give in to the expansionist ambitions of the Romans. The battle ended with the defeat of the 100,000-strong Roman legions Before reaching the battlefield Artavasdes II returned with his troops from Armenia intending to confront the Parthians who had invaded Greater Armenia from the south In order to cover up the reality of the legions defeat,Antony presented it to the Roman Senate as the result of Armenian treachery As a result, the triumvir took revenge on Artavazdes II (by deceiving him and deporting the royal family to Egypt), earning him severe criticism from Romans.