Occupied Armenia is reconstructed on Roman terms.

A new capital, Kaine Polis ("New City" in Greek), replaces Artaxata in 164.

Detachments from Cappadocian legions are attested at Echmiadzin, beneath the southern face of Mount Ararat, four hundred kilometers east of Satala.

It would have meant a march of twenty days or more, through mountainous terrain, from the Roman border.

A new king is installed: a Roman senator of consular rank and Arsacid descent, C. Iulius Sohaemus.

He may not even have been crowned in Armenia; the ceremony may have taken place in Antioch, or even Ephesus.

Sohaemus is hailed on the imperial coinage of 164 under the legend Rex armeniis Datus: Verus sits on a throne with his staff while Sohamenus stands before him, saluting the emperor.

There is little movement in 164; most of the year is spent on preparations for a renewed assault on Parthian territory.