Ariarathes VI Epiphanes
Ariarathes VI Epiphanes (131/130-116 or 111): king of Cappadocia.
Relatives
- Son of Ariarathes V Philopator and Nysa
- Married to: Laodice (sister of Mithridates VI of Pontus)
- Sons: Ariarathes VII Philometor, Ariarathes VIII
- Daughter: Nysa (married to Nicomedes III Euergetes of Bithynia)
- Successor of: Ariarathes V Philopator
Main deeds
- 130: Succeeds his father
- War against Mithridates V Euergetes of Pontus
- To end the war, Ariarathes marries his enemy's daughter Laodice
- She becomes very powerful in Cappadocia and appears to have behind the assassination of her husband by Gordius
- Her son Ariarathes VII Philometor is the next king; Laodice is his regent
Succeeded by: Ariarathes VII Philometor