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 (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 (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 (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 (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:…
Ariarathes IX (beginning first century BCE): king in Cappadocia.Relatives
Son of Ariarathes VII Philometor
Main deeds
After Mithridates VI of Pontus had killed the legitimate king of Cappadocia, Ariarathes VII Philometor, he put his son Ariathes Eusebes on the throne. Among the rebels…
Ariarathes V Eusebes Philopator (c.163-131/130): king of Cappadocia.Relatives
Born as Mithradates
Son of Ariarathes IV Eusebes and Antiochis (daughter of Antiochus III the Great and Laodice III)
Married to: Nysa
Son: Ariarathes VI Epiphanes
Successor of: Ariathes IV Eusebes
Main deeds
Student of the philosopher Carneades
163: Succeeds Ariathes…
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:…
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…
Ariarathes VIII (beginning first century BCE): king in Cappadocia.Relatives
Son of Ariarathes VI Epiphanes and Laodice (sister of Mithridates VI)
Main deeds
After Mithridates VI Eupator of Pontus had killed the legitimate king of Cappadocia, Ariarathes VII Philometor, he put his son Ariathes…
Ariarathes X Philadelphos (r.42-41): king of Cappadocia (also called Ariarathes IX).Relatives
Son of Ariobarzanes II Philopator
Successor of: Ariobarzanes III Eusebes
Main deeds
42: Gaius Cassius Longinus replaces Ariobarzanes III Eusebes with his brother Ariarathes X Philadelphus
41: Mark Antony replaces Ariarathes X Philadelphus with…
Ariarathids: dynasty of kings of Cappadocia in Central Anatolia.
Archelaus, the last ruler of independent Cappadocia
The Ariarathids were the successors of…