Thoros II

Thoros was the second son of Leo I, lord of Armenian Cilicia. In 1136, Leo I (Thoros's father) was arrested by Baldwin of Marash. Leo I took refuge in the Taurus Mountains, but at last found the situation hopeless, and surrendered himself to the conqueror; Thoros was kidnapped with his father and his youngest brother, Roupen. They were dragged away to Constantinople, where Leo I died in imprisonment in 1141. Roupen, after being blinded, was assassinated by the Greeks. ==Lord of Armenian Cilicia==

The liberation of Armenian Cilicia The first Byzantine attack against Cilicia Wars with the Seljuks and Antioch Other view is that after the battle Raynald was forced to return home, covered with humiliation; and later on, Thoros voluntarily surrendered to the brethren the fortresses in question, and the Knights in turn took oath "to assist the Armenians on all occasions where they needed help." The Armenians attacked the few remaining Byzantine fortresses in Cilicia. The sack of Cyprus ==Last years==

After his abdication, he became a monk. He died in 1169. He was buried in the monastery of Drazark. ==Marriages and children==

• c. 1149 An unnamed daughter of Simon of Raban) • Rita (c. 1150 – after 1168/1169), the wife of Hethum III of Lampron • Irene, the wife of Isaac Komnenus of Cyprus • c. 1164 An unnamed daughter of the future regent Thomas • Roupen II of Cilicia (c. 1165 – Hromgla, 1170) ==In popular culture==

Real-time strategy video game Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition contains a five-scenario campaign centered around Thoros II and his rule of Cilician Armenia. ==Footnotes==