Meanings
- not comparablelocated beyond the river Tigris
Armenia was placed under Roman protection, Rome arrogated to herself the right to appoint the king of Iberia and to control a number of dependent territories between the Tigris and Armenia, thus effectively acquiring a zone of influence which stretched deep into the transtigritane area.
2005, The Cambridge Ancient History, The Crisis, volume 12, page 83
Origin
- LatinTrānstigrītānus
- Englishtranstigritane
From Latin Trānstigrītānus, from trans + Tigris + -anus.
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