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Artabanus I |
Artabanus II
Artabanus II: Arsacid king of the Parthian Empire (r.10-38).Accession Artabanus II Shortly after the violent death of king Phraataces, the Parthian nobility elected…
Artabanus II |
Artabanus III
Artabanus III: Arsacid rebel king of the Parthian Empire (r.80-90). Artabanus III In 78 CE, the Parthian king Vologases Idied. He was succeeded…
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Artabanus IV
Artabanus IV: last Arsacid king of the Parthian Empire (r.214-224). Artabanus IV In the first half of the second century, the Parthian Empire had…
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Artavasdes
Artavasdes: pro-Roman, Artaxiad ruler in Armenia (c. 1 CE).In 34 BCE, the Roman general Mark Antony captured the Armenian king Artavasdes II, who was later executed. Some of his relatives were living in Rome. One of these was a man prince named Artavasdes,…Artavasdes I
Artavasdes I: king of Armenia (r. c.161-120 BCE) from the Artaxiad dynasty.Artavasdes is the second known king from the Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia. He appears to have been the son of Artaxias I and may have been the father of…Artavasdes II
Artavasdes II: king of Armenia (r. after 55-34 BCE) from the Artaxiad dynasty.King Tigranes II the Great of Armenia (r.c.95-c.55) and his ally Mithridates VI Eupator of Pontus had been humiliated by the Romans and his son and successor Artavasdes II…Artavasdes III
Artavasdes III: king of Armenia (r. 4-6 CE).In the year 4 CE, the pro-Roman king Ariobarzanes of Armenia, who was not from Armenia but from Media Atropatene, died in an accident.note[Tacitus, Annals 2.4.] He was succeeded by his son Artavasdes III,note[Augustus,…Artaxerxes I Makrocheir
Artaxerxes I Makrocheir or Artaxerxes Longimanus: Achaemenid king of the Persian Empire, ruled from 465 to 424/423. Bowl with inscription of…