Tiridates at The Palace of Versailles, France

This marble sculpture by Antoine André (who died before 1699) is called 'Prisonnier Barbare' (eng. Barbarian Prisoner), but is also known as 'Tridates'. Tiridates I was King of Armenia beginning in 53 AD and the founder of the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia, the Armenian line (branch) of the Arsacid Dynasty of Parthia. The dates of his birth and death are unknown. His early reign was marked by a brief interruption towards the end of the year 54 and a much longer one from 58 to 63 AD. In an agreement to resolve the Roman-Parthian conflict in and over Armenia, Tiridates I (one of the brothers of Vologases I of Parthia) was crowned king of Armenia by the Roman emperor Nero in 66 AD; in the future, the king of Armenia was to be a Parthian prince, but his appointment required approval from the Romans. Even though this made Armenia a client kingdom, various contemporary Roman sources thought that Nero had de facto ceded Armenia to the Parthian Empire. In addition to being a king, Tiridates I was also a Zoroastrian priest and was accompanied by other magi on his journey to Rome in 66 AD. In the early 20th century, Franz Cumont speculated that Tiridates was instrumental in the development of Mithraism which—in Cumont's view—was simply Romanized Zoroastrianism. This continuity theory has since been questioned. Tiridates I is one of the principal characters in George Frideric Handel's opera Radamisto and Reinhard Keiser's opera Octavia. Louis XIV of France ordered this statue of Tiridates I to be placed in the garden of the Palace of Versailles. During his reign, he started reforming the administrative structure of the kingdom, a reform which was continued by his successors, and which brought many Iranian customs and offices into it. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.这件由安托万·安德烈（Antoine André，卒于1699年之前）创作的大理石雕塑名为《蛮族囚徒》（法语原称Prisonnier Barbare，英文对应译名为Barbarian Prisoner），同时也被称为《梯里达底》（Tridates）。 梯里达底一世是公元53年起的亚美尼亚国王，亦是亚美尼亚阿尔沙克王朝（Arsacid dynasty of Armenia）的建立者——该王朝是帕提亚（Parthia）阿尔沙克王朝（Arsacid Dynasty of Parthia）的亚美尼亚支系。其生卒年不详。他的早期统治在公元54年末曾短暂中断，而在58至63年则经历了更长时间的统治间断。为解决罗马-帕提亚冲突（Roman-Parthian conflict）在亚美尼亚及其周边的争端，梯里达底一世（帕提亚国王沃洛吉斯一世（Vologases I of Parthia）的兄弟之一）于公元66年由罗马皇帝尼禄（Nero）加冕为亚美尼亚国王；此后亚美尼亚国王需为帕提亚王子，但其任命须经罗马批准。尽管这一安排使亚美尼亚成为附庸国（client kingdom），但同期诸多罗马史料认为，尼禄事实上（de facto）已将亚美尼亚割让予帕提亚帝国（Parthian Empire）。 除国王身份外，梯里达底一世还是琐罗亚斯德教（Zoroastrian）祭司，并于公元66年偕同其他玛吉（magi）僧侣前往罗马。20世纪初，弗朗茨·库蒙特（Franz Cumont）推测梯里达底一世对密特拉教（Mithraism）的发展起到了关键推动作用——在库蒙特看来，密特拉教不过是罗马化的琐罗亚斯德教。但这一延续性理论此后遭到了学界质疑。 梯里达底一世是乔治·弗里德里希·亨德尔（George Frideric Handel）的歌剧《拉达米斯托》（Radamisto）以及莱因哈特·凯泽（Reinhard Keiser）的歌剧《奥克塔维亚》（Octavia）中的核心角色之一。法国国王路易十四（Louis XIV of France）下令将这座梯里达底一世的雕塑安置于凡尔赛宫（Palace of Versailles）的花园中。在其统治期间，他着手改革王国的行政架构，这一改革由其继任者延续，并将诸多伊朗（Iranian）习俗与职官体系引入亚美尼亚。 该雕塑是扫描世界（Scan The World）项目的藏品之一。扫描世界是MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性倡议，旨在打造全球范围内可3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标建筑的数字档案库，供公众免费获取与使用。该项目为开源社区协作项目，若您身边有值得分享的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解具体参与方式。