Tiridates

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Tiridates (Parthian: 𐭕𐭉𐭓𐭉𐭃𐭕, Tīridāt, Old Armenian: Տրդատ, Trdat) is a word of Iranian origin (“given by the god Tir”). It may refer to:

Parthia

Tiridates I of Parthia (fl. 211 BC), brother of Arsaces I
Tiridates II of Parthia, ruled c. 30–26 BC
Tiridates III of Parthia, ruled c. 35-36

Armenia

Tiridates I of Armenia, ruled c. 56-59 and 62-88
Tiridates II of Armenia, ruled from 217 to 252
Tiridates III of Armenia, 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
Trdat the Architect (c. 950–1020), chief architect of the Bagratuni dynasty

Others

Tiridates (eunuch), favored eunuch of Artaxerxes II
Tiridates (fl. 2nd century), a contemporary of Sohaemus of Armenia
Trdat of Iberia, also known as Tiridates of Iberia, ruled c. 394-406

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