Turkey
There are 2131 items in Turkey:
Orontes (Nahr al-Asi)
Orontes: river in Syria, modern Nahr al-Asi. The Orontes and Tell Kadesh The Orontes is one of the most famous rivers of…Orontes III of Armenia
Orontes III or Ardoates: Orontid king of Armenia (c.280 BCE).The origins of Armenian independence are poorly understood, but it seems that when Alexander the Great sent an army, commanded by Mithrenes, to gain control of Armenia (331 BCE),note[Arrian, Anabasis 3.16.5.] the satrap appointed…Orontes IV of Armenia
Orontes IV: Orontid king of Armenia (c.220-c.200 BCE).In the section of the Geography that is devoted to Armenia, the Graeco-Roman geographer Strabo of Amasia offers a very brief history of this country. It had once been part of the Persian Empire, had…Orontids
Orontids: modern name of the rulers in Armenia between c.330 and c.200 BCE. The land of the Araxes After the conquests of…Orophernes I
Orophernes (c.320 BCE): brother Ariarathes I, the first ruler of independent Cappadocia.According to a very confused story by Diodorus of Sicily,note[Diodorus, Library of World History 31.19.] Orophernes was the brother of Ariarathes I, and fought for the Achaemenid king Artaxerxes…Orophernes II
Orophernes II (c.160 BCE): son of Ariararathes IV, king of Cappadocia.Relatives Son of Ariarathes IV and Antiochis (daughter of Antiochus III the Great and Laodice III) Main deeds In 163, Ariarathes V Philopator succeeded his father. The Seleucid ruler Demetrius I Soter proposed to…
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Pacorus
Pacorus: little-known king of Armenia (r. c.150 - 162 CE), probably from the Arsacid dynasty.To us, king of Pacorus of Armenia is merely a name. According to the Historia Augusta, the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius (r.138-161), appointed this Pacorus king of the Lazi,…
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Pactolus (Sart Çayı)
Pactolus: little river in western Turkey (modern Sart Çayı), famous because it contained gold. Pactolus The river Pactolus has become famous because it…Pamphylia
Pamphylia: ancient name for the fertile coastal plain in southern Turkey. The Eurymedon Pamphylia is the ancient name of the rich and…