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Araxes
Araxes (Greek Ἀράξης): river in ancient Armenia, modern Aras. The Araxes, close to the Turkish-Armenian border The name of the river is…Archelaus of Cappadocia
Archelaus (36 BCE - 17 CE): high priest of Comana, last king of Cappadocia.Relatives Archelaus Son of Archelaus and Glaphyra Successor of Ariarathes IX…
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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 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:…Ariarathes IX
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…