The Legend: King Tiridates III of Armenia (287-337 A.D.) agreed with Roman Emperor Diocletian that Hripsime (pronounced Kuhrip-simeh), an aristocratic young woman of stirring beauty, was wasted as ...
Popkin, Maggie L. 2015. Samothracian Influences at Rome: Cultic and Architectural Exchange in the Second Century B.C.E.. American Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 119 ...