Nero Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Peace with Parthia=== {{further|Roman–Parthian War of 58–63}} Nero began preparing for war in the early years of his reign, after the [[Parthian Empire|Parthian]] king [[Vologases I of Parthia|Vologeses]] set his brother [[Tiridates I of Armenia|Tiridates]] on the [[Roman Armenia|Armenian]] throne. Around AD 57 and AD 58 [[Domitius Corbulo]] and his legions advanced on Tiridates and captured the Armenian capital [[Artaxata]]. [[Tigranes VI of Armenia|Tigranes]] was chosen to replace Tiridates on the Armenian throne. When Tigranes attacked [[Adiabene]], Nero had to send further legions to defend Armenia and Syria from Parthia. The Roman victory came at a time when the Parthians were troubled by revolts; when this was dealt with they were able to devote resources to the Armenian situation. A Roman army under Paetus surrendered under humiliating circumstances and though both Roman and Parthian forces withdrew from Armenia, it was under Parthian control. The triumphal arch for Corbulo's earlier victory was part-built when Parthian envoys arrived in AD 63 to discuss treaties. Given ''imperium'' over the eastern regions, Corbulo organised his forces for an invasion but was met by this Parthian delegation. An agreement was thereafter reached with the Parthians: Rome would recognize Tiridates as king of Armenia, only if he agreed to receive his [[diadem]] from Nero. A coronation ceremony was held in Italy AD 66. Dio reports that Tiridates said "I have come to you, my God, worshiping you as [[Mithras]]." Shotter says this parallels other divine designations that were commonly applied to Nero in the East including "The New [[Apollo]]" and "The New Sun". After the coronation, friendly relations were established between Rome and the eastern kingdoms of Parthia and Armenia. Artaxata was temporarily renamed Neroneia.{{sfn|Scullard|2011|pp=265–66}}{{sfn|Shotter|2012|p=35}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page