Tigrānī deinde Pompēius bellum intulit. Ille sē eī dēdidit et in castra Pompeiī sextō decimō mīliāriō ab Artaxatā vēnit ac diadēma suum, cum prōcubuisset ad genua Pompeiī, in manibus ipsīus collocāvit. Quod eī Pompēius reposuit honorificēque eum habitum rēgnī tamen parte multāvit et grandī pecūniā. Adēmpta est eī Syria, Phoenīcē, Sophanēnē, sex mīlia praetereā talentōrum argentī, quae populō Rōmānō daret, quia bellum sine causā Rōmānīs commōvisset.

    Tigranes surrenders Armenia to Pompey (66 BCE)

    Livy, Epitome 101–102. Appian, Mithridatic Wars 15.99–102. Plutarch, Pompey 32–34.

    Tigrānī: Tigrānī is the dative object of intulit (LS infero I.β). Tigranes was the ally of Mithridates. For more information on Tigranes' involvement in the war with Mithridates, see Brev. 6.8 and 6.9.

    sextō decimō mīliāriō ab: "at the sixteenth milestone from," i.e. sixteen miles from

    Artaxatā: Pompey was following him, and was planning to capture [Tigranes'] capital city (Hazzard).

    ipsīus: refers to Pompēius

    Quod: connecting relative, referring to neuter noun diadēma (LS diadema)

    Adēmpta est eī: "were taken from him."  is dative of separation (AG 381).

    Syria, Phoenīcē: [in addition to Syria and Phoenice] also Galatia, Cappadocia, and a part of Cilicia which Lucullus had taken away from him, Pompey refused to return (Hazzard).

    Sophanēnē: Pompey made the son of Tigranes the king of Sophanene (Hazzard).

    commōvisset: pluperfect subjunctive, giving the reason of the Romans (Hazzard)

    Core Vocabulary | Numbers | Dates

    Tigrānēs, is, m.

    king of Armenia, son-in-law of Mithradates, 96–56 B.C.

    Pompēius, ī, m.

    (1) Cn. Pompēius, consul 89 B.C.; (2) Cn. Pompēius, surnamed Magnus, the triumvir, consul 70 B.C.; (3) Cn. Pompēius, son of the triumvir; (4) Q. Pompēius, consul 141 B.C.; (5) Sex. Pompēius, younger son of the triumvir

    dēdō, dere, didī, ditus to give up, surrender; devote
    castrum, ī, n.

    a fortified place, town; pl. castra, ōrum, pl. n., a camp; a campaign

    mīliārium, ī, n. a milestone, mile
    Artaxata, ae, f. the capital city of Armenia Māior
    diadēma, ātis, n. a royal head-dress, diadem
    prōcumbō, ere, cubuī, cubitus [prō + cumbō, to lie]

    to lie down, sink, fall forward; fall, sink down, be beaten down

    genū, ūs n knee
    conlocō, āre, āvī, ātus

    to place, arrange, station, establish

    repōnō, ere, posuī, positus to put back, replace, restore
    honōrificē [honōrificus, conferring honor], adv. with honor, honorably
    multō, āre, āvī, ātus [multa, a fine] to fine, deprive; punish, condemn
    grandis, e, adj. large, grand
    adimō, ere, ēmī, ēmptus to take away, destroy, deprive of
    Syria, ae, f.

    Syria, a country of Asia, on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea

    Phoenīcē, ēs, f. Phoenicia, a country of Syria
    Sophanēnē, ēs, f.

    Sophene, a division of Armenia Maior

    talentum, ī, n.

    a talent, a Greek money measure, about 25.8 kilograms (57 lb) of gold or silver

    commoveō, ēre, mōvī, mōtus

    to arouse, disturb, move, influence

     

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