Why did neither Rome nor Parthia outright conquer Armenia?

>>3332112
literally

>conquer Armenia
>make them vassals
>try to get more control
>they rebel and invite Romans
>Romans make them vassals
>try to get more control
>they rebel and invite Persians
Rinse & repeat.

>>3332112
Realpolitik, mountains, lack of resources, and Nakharars.

>>3332119
>finally achieve independence from turks
>migrate to turkey due to shitty economy of your country

>>3332134
t. roach

>>3333133
I got hard just looking at your digits, I can't wait to find the post that gets a clean set of 3s

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>>3333133

>>3333133
>>3333333

>>3332119
This is the most accurate.

>>3332119
This plus conquering the region was very difficult since you had to traverse through heavy mountain ranges, which meant having a supply line from Cappadocia to Armenia was extremely difficult, the same for the Persians from Mesopotamia to Armenia. It was easier to rule by proxy than outright rule.

>>3334244
That's barely anyone given Turkey's population and the fact they're basically native to the region. There's more in Russia.

>>3332112
buffer state