Ariarathes VII Philometor
Ariarathes VII Philometor (116 or 111-101): king of Cappadocia.
Relatives
- Son of Ariarathes VI Epiphanes and Laodice (sister of Mithridates VI Eupator)
- Son: Ariarathes IX
- Successor of: Ariarathes VI Epiphanes
Main deeds
- Becomes king after his father has been killed; his mother, queen Laodice (princess of Pontus) acts as regent
- When Laodice announced her wedding to king Nicomedes III Euergetes of Bithynia, her brother Mithridates VI Eupator sees himself encircled by Cappadocia and Bithynia, and intervenes: the king and queen are expelled
- Ariarathes is now sole ruler
- Tensions between the young king of Cappadocia and his Pontian uncle, who personally kills Ariarathes during a banquet
Succeeded by: Ariathes Eusebes (son of Mithridates VI of Pontus)