Son of M. [19], designated king of Armenia by Tiberius and with the help of his brother, Pharasmanes I of Iberia, brought to the throne by force in AD 35. Called to Rome by Caligula in 38 and imprisoned, he was set free by Claudius and sent back to Armenia, but was killed by his nephew Rhadamistus in 51. In Armenian documents the governments of M. and his successor converged into the reign of terror of the ‘bastard’ and ‘usurper’ Eruand.
