Nedzvinyiriro pakati pemasimba maviri achityisidzira hondo itsva, Octavian naPhraataces vakagadzira chibvumirano muna 1 AD. Maererano nechibvumirano chacho, Parthia yakazvipira kubvisa mauto ayo muArmenia uye kubvuma kuva nehurumende yeRoma yaidzivirira "chaizvoizvo". Kunyange zvakadaro, kukwikwidzana kweRoma nePersia pamusoro pokudzora nepesvedzero muArmenia kwakapfuurira pasina kuderera kwemakumi emakore akatevera. Chisarudzo chamambo weParthia Artabanus III chekuisa mwanakomana wake pachigaro cheumambo cheArmenia chakakonzera hondo neRoma muna 36 AD, iyo yakapera apo Artabanus III akasiya zvirevo zveParthia zvine simba muArmenia. Hondo yakatanga muna 58 AD, pashure pokunge Mambo weParthia Vologases I asimbisa nechisimba munun'una wake Tiridates pachigaro cheumambo cheArmenia. Mauto eRoma akakunda Tiridates achibva amutsiva nemuchinda wokuKapadhokiya, zvikaita kuti pave nehondo isina kupera
. Izvi zvakaguma muna 63 AD mushure mekunge vaRoma vabvuma kubvumira Tiridates nevana vake kutonga Armenia pasi pemamiriro ekuti vagamuchire humambo kubva kumutongi weRoma.