Sophene
| Sophene Ծոփք Provincia Sophene | |
|---|---|
| Province of the ancient kingdom of Armenia | |
| 189 BC–530 AD | |
Sophene in the south-west of the Kingdom of Armenia (spelled "Dzopk" in the Western Armenian dialect). | |
| Capital | Carcathiocerta (Eğil), later Arshamashat (Elazığ) |
| History | |
• Artaxias I declaring himself independent | 189 BC |
• Included in the province of Armenia | 530 AD |
Sophene (Armenian: Ծոփք, romanized: Tsopkʻ or Չորրորդ Հայք, lit. 'fourth Armenia'; Ancient Greek: Σωφηνή, romanized: Sōphēnē) was a province of the ancient kingdom of Armenia, located in the south-west of the kingdom, and of the Roman Empire. The region lies in what is now southeastern Turkey.