Tiridates (

Parthian Parthian may refer to: Historical * Parthian people * A demonym "of Parthia", a region of north-eastern of Greater Iran * Parthian Empire (247 BC – 224 AD) * Parthian language, a now-extinct Middle Iranian language * Parthian shot, an archery sk ...

: 𐭕𐭉𐭓𐭉𐭃𐭕, Tīridāt, , ''Trdat'') is a word of

Iranian Iranian () may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Iran ** Iranian diaspora, Iranians living outside Iran ** Iranian architecture, architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia ** Iranian cuisine, cooking traditions and practic ...

origin (“given by the god Tir”). It may refer to:

Parthia

Tiridates I of Parthia Tiridates or Teridates or Tirdad or تیرداد Parthian:𐭕𐭉𐭓𐭉𐭃𐭕 (Tīridāt) is a Persian name, given by Arrian in his ''Parthica'' to the brother of Arsaces I, the founder of the Parthian kingdom, whom he is said to have succe ...

(fl. 211 BC), brother of Arsaces I *

Tiridates II of Parthia Tiridates II of Parthia was set up by the Parthians against Phraates IV in about 32 BC, but was expelled when Phraates returned with the help of the Scythians. Tiridates fled to Syria, where Augustus allowed him to stay, but refused to support h ...

, ruled c. 30–26 BC *

Tiridates III of Parthia Tiridates III of Parthia (), ruled the Parthian Empire briefly in 35–36. He was the grandson of Phraates IV. He was sent to Rome as a hostage and was educated there. In about 36, when the Parthian nobility rebelled against Artabanus II of Part ...

, ruled c. 35-36

Armenia

Tiridates I of Armenia Tiridates I (, ; , ) was Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), King of Armenia beginning in 53 AD and the founder of the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia. The dates of his birth and death are unknown. His early reign was marked by a brief interruption toward ...

, ruled c. 56-59 and 62-88 *

Tiridates II of Armenia Tiridates II, flourished second half of the 2nd century - died 252), known in Armenian sources as Khosrov, was an Arsacid Prince who served as a Roman Client King of Armenia. Tiridates II was the son and heir of Khosrov I, king of Armenia. Betw ...

, ruled from 217 to 252 *

Tiridates III of Armenia Tiridates III ( – ), also known as Tiridates the Great or Tiridates IV, was the Armenian Arsacid king from to . In the early 4th century (the traditional date is 301), Tiridates proclaimed Christianity as the state religion of Armenia, maki ...

, ruled 287–330, also known as Tiridates the Great * Tiridates (fl. 4th century), a prince from the Bagratuni dynasty, husband of the Arsacid Princess

Eranyak Eranyak was a princess from the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia who lived in the 4th century. Eranyak was the daughter of the Roman Client King of Armenia, TiranKurkjian, V.M., ''A History of Armenia'', Indo-European Publishing, 2008, p.262 (Tigranes V ...

Trdat the Architect Trdat the Architect (, circa 940s – 1020) was the chief architect of the Bagratid kings of Armenia, and most notable for his design of the cathedral at Ani and his reconstruction of the dome of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. Work Trdat was ac ...

(c. 950–1020), chief architect of the Bagratuni dynasty

Others

Tiridates (eunuch) Tiridates (, ; , ) was a eunuch in the court of the Achaemenid king Artaxerxes II, described as "the most handsome and attractive man in Asia", and the king's lover. He features in Claudius Aelianus's account of Artaxerxes, in his ''Varia Historia' ...

, favored eunuch of

Artaxerxes II Arses (; 445 – 359/8 BC), known by his regnal name Artaxerxes II ( ; ), was King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 405/4 BC to 358 BC. He was the son and successor of Darius II () and his mother was Parysatis. Soon after his accession, Ar ...

* Tiridates (fl. 2nd century), a contemporary of

Sohaemus of Armenia Gaius Julius SohaemusBirley, ''Septimius Severus: the African emperor'', p.224 (; died 180) was a Roman client king of Armenia. Life Sohaemus, a prominent person in the Roman Empire in the 2nd century, was from the Orontid dynasty of Commagen ...

Trdat of Iberia Trdat ( ka, თრდატი, sometimes Latinized as ''Tiridates''), of the Chosroid Dynasty, was the king (''mepe'') of Iberia (Kartli, eastern Georgia) from c. 394 to 406. According to the Georgian chronicles, he was a son of Rev II, son ...

, also known as Tiridates of Iberia, ruled c. 394-406 {{human name disambiguation