Tiridates III of Armenia

king of Arsacid Armenia

250 CE to 330 CE

Tiridates III (250-330) is the king of Arsacid Armenia (287-330), and is also known as Tiridates the Great; some scholars incorrectly refer to him as Tiridates IV as a result of the fact that Tiridates I of Armenia reigned twice).

In 301, Tiridates proclaims Christianity as the state religion of Armenia, making the Armenian kingdom the first state to embrace Christianity officially.

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