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On this page, you will find an overview of ancient people who are known to us as individuals (and not as groups).
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Ardašir I
Ardašir I: first king of Persia from the Sasanian dynasty, ruling from 224 to 241. Ardašir I Main deeds: Name: Ardašir I Son of a…Ardašir III
Ardašir III: king of Persia, ruling from 379 to 383, member of the Sasanian dynasty.Main deeds: Perhaps Ardašir III Name: Ardašir III Beginning…Ardašir IV
Ardašir IV: king of Persia, ruling from 628 to 630, member of the Sasanian dynasty.Main deeds: Name: Ardašir IV Beginning of reign: 628 The Sasanian king Khusrau II fought a long war against the Byzantines, but was defeated by the Byzantine emperor Heraclius. In…Ardumaniš
Ardumaniš: Persian nobleman, son of Vakauka. Ardumaniš was one of the seven conspirators who killed the Magian usurper Gaumâta and helped Darius I the Great become king (September 522 BCE). Ardumaniš is the only conspirator not mentioned in the third book of…Ardys of Lydia
Ardys: second king of the Mermnad dynasty. His reign lasted from 644 to ca.625. A Lydian stater Ardys was the son of…Ariaramnes
Ariaramnes (Old Persian: Ariyâramna): name of the great-grandfather of the Persian king Darius I the Great. He must have ruled in the first quarter of the sixth century BCE.Ariaramnes is mentioned in the prologue of the Behistun Inscription, in which its…Ariaramnes of Cappadocia
Ariaramnes (ruled c.275-c.255): ruler of Cappadocia.Relatives Son of Ariarathes II Children: Ariarathes III Successor of: Ariarathes II Main deeds c.275: Succeeded his father Ariarathes II, who had established the Cappadocian dynasty in c.301 and independence in c.280 Made his son co-ruler in 255 Appears to have died…Ariarathes Eusebes
Ariarathes Eusebes (c.100-c.88; died 86): son of Mithridates VI of Pontus, king of Cappadocia.Relatives Son of Mithridates VI of Pontus Successor of: Ariarathes VII Philometor Main deeds 101: After he has killed his nephew Ariarathes VII Philometor, Mithridates seeks to rule Cappadocia through his…Ariarathes I
Ariarathes I (c.405-322/321): ruler of Cappadocia.Born: c.405 Main deeds: c.333: appointed satrap by the last Persian king Darius III Codomannus, 331: fights for Darius against Alexander the Great in the battle fo Gaugamela After 330: defends Cappadocia against the local Macedonian commander Antigonus the One-Eyed 323:…Ariarathes II
Ariarathes II (301-after c.280): ruler of Cappadocia.Relatives Born before c.320 Son of Orophernes, adopted by Ariarathes I Son: Ariaramnes Main deeds Adopted by Ariarathes I After the battle of Ipsus (301), Ariarathes II is recognized by Seleucus I Nicator as semi-independent ruler of Cappadocia 282 Death of Seleucus;…Ariarathes III
Ariarathes III (c.255-220): king of Cappadocia.Relatives Son of Ariaramnes Married to: Stratonice III (daughter of Antiochus I Soter and Stratonice I) Children: Ariarathes IV Eusebes Successor of: Ariaramnes Main deeds: c.257 marriage to Stratonice III (daughter of Antiochus I Soter and Stratonice I) c.255 made co-ruler by…Ariarathes IV Eusebes
Ariarathes IV Eusebes (220-c.163): king of Cappadocia.Relatives Son of Ariarathes III and Stratonice III Married to: Antiochis (daughter of Antiochus III the Great and Laodice III) Children: Stratonice IV (married to Eumenes II Soter and Attalus II Philadelphus of Pergamon) Ariarathes V Philopator Orophernes II Successor of:…