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Tiridates III of Armenia

Tiridates III the Great
19th-century illustration of Tiridates
King of Armenia
Reign298–c. 330 AD
PredecessorKhosrov II
SuccessorKhosrov III the Small
Born250s AD
Diedc. 330 AD
Burial
ConsortAshkhen
IssueKhosrov III the Small
Salome of Armenia
DynastyArsacid dynasty
FatherKhosrov II of Armenia
ReligionZoroastrianism (before 301)[1]
Armenian Christianity (after 301)

Tiridates III (c. 250sc. 330), also known as Tiridates the Great or Tiridates IV, was the Armenian Arsacid king[2] from c. 298 to c. 330. In the early 4th century (the traditional date is 301), Tiridates proclaimed Christianity as the state religion of Armenia, making the Armenian kingdom the first state to officially embrace Christianity.[3]

  1. ^ Curtis 2016, p. 185; De Jong 2015, pp. 119–120, 123–125; Russell 1987, pp. 170–171
  2. ^ Edwards et al. 1970.
  3. ^ Binns 2002, p. 30.

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