Artavasdes III of Armenia
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Artavazd III an educated prince who would rule over twenty years and his reign witnessed a worsening of relations between Rome
and Armenia
. During those twenty years Rome lost the opportunity of making Armenia
its permanent ally in the battle against the Persians
. The fundamental cause of this was actually the Romans
themselves, who had Crassus (Marcus Licinius) as their representative in the east.
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. During those twenty years Rome lost the opportunity of making Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
its permanent ally in the battle against the Persians
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
. The fundamental cause of this was actually the Romans
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
themselves, who had Crassus (Marcus Licinius) as their representative in the east.