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Ariarathes X

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…

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Ariarathids

Ariarathids: dynasty of kings of Cappadocia in Central Anatolia. Archelaus, the last ruler of independent Cappadocia The Ariarathids were the successors of…

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Ariobarzanes I Philoromaeus

Ariobarzanes I Philoromaeus (c.95-62): king of Cappadocia. Ariobarzanes I Philoromaeus of Cappadocia Relatives Son: Ariobarzanes II Philopator Main deeds 101: After he has killed his nephew Ariarathes…

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Ariobarzanes II Philopator

Ariobarzanes II Philopator (62-c.51): king of Cappadocia. Ariobarzanes II Philopator Relatives Son of Ariobarzanes I Philoromaeus Father of Ariobarzanes III Eusebes and Ariarathes IX Philadelphus Successor of: Ariobarzanes…

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Ariobarzanes III Eusebes

Ariobarzanes III Eusebes (c.51-42): king of Cappadocia.Relatives Son of Ariobarzanes II Philopator Successor of: Ariobarzanes II Philopator Main deeds 51: Succeeds his father Is able to withstand the high priest of Comana, Archelaus Supports Pompey the Great in his war against Rome 48: After Pompey's defeat at Pharsalus against…

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Ariobarzanes

Ariobarzanes: king of Armenia (r. c-2-4 CE).In about 8 BCE, Tigranes IV succeeded his father Tigranes III as king of Armenia. He embarked upon a pro-Parthian policy, which was unacceptable to the Romans and causing some diplomatic exchanges between the…

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Ariobarzanes of Pontus

Ariobarzanes: king of Pontus (r.266-c.250 BCE).Ariobarzanes was the second king of Pontus, but he is little more than a name. He was a son of Mithridates, the founder of the kingdom, and continued his father's policy of collaboration with the…

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Arsaces I

Arsaces I: Parnian king (r.247-211), founder of the Arsacid Dynasty and the Parthian Empire. Arsaces I After the fall of the Achaemenid Empire,…

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Arsaces II

Arsaces II: Arsacid king of the Parni in Parthia (r.211-185), second king of the Parthian Empire. Portrait of a Parthian After Arsaces and his brother…

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