Europe 161: Vologases IV’s Conquest of Armenia
31 October 161
31 Oct 161
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Vologases IV’s Conquest of Armenia
18 Sep 96AD Accession of Nerva
5 Jul 102 First Dacian War
8 Aug 106 Second Dacian War
11 Aug 107 Trajan’s Iazygan War
19 Oct 113 Outbreak of Trajan’s Parthian War
23 Sep 114 Trajan’s Conquest of Armenia
14 Oct 115 Kitos War
15 Sep 116 Trajan’s Parthian campaign
10 Aug 117 Accession of Hadrian
17 Jul 122 Pax Romana
30 Nov 132 Bar Kokhba Revolt
26 Apr 142 Principate of Antoninus Pius
31 Oct 161 Vologases IV’s Conquest of Armenia
24 Apr 166 Lucius Verus’ Parthian War
27 Aug 170 First Marcomannic War
3 May 175 Avidius Cassius’ Revolt
16 Mar 180 Second Marcomannic War
30 Dec 192 Reign of Commodus
Antoninus Pius died in March 161 and was succeeded by the co-emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, neither of who had any military experience. Seizing advantage of the situation, Vologases IV, shah of a resurgent Parthia, invaded and occupied Armenia, defeating Roman legions sent from Cappadocia and Syria.
