List of Kings of Cappadocia
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This page lists Achaemenid satraps and Hellenistic kings of Cappadocia
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Ariarathid Kings of Cappadocia, 331 BCE - 17
Cappadocia
Cappadocia is a historical region in Central Anatolia, largely in Nevşehir Province.In the time of Herodotus, the Cappadocians were reported as occupying the whole region from Mount Taurus to the vicinity of the Euxine...
, an ancient region in central Anatolia
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Datamid Satraps of Cappadocia, c.380-331 BCE
- DatamesDatamesDatames was a general and satrap of Cappadocia under the Persian empire. A Carian by birth, he was the son of Camissares by a Scythian or Paphlagonian mother...
c.380-362 BCE - AriamnesAriamnesAriamnes I was satrap of Cappadocia under Persian suzerainty. Son of Datames and father of Ariarathes I and his brother Orophernes , Diodorus tells us that he governed fifty years.- References :...
362-350 BCE - Ariarathes IAriarathes I of CappadociaAriarathes I , the son of the Cappadocian satrap Ariamnes I, was distinguished for his love of his brother Holophernes, whom he sent to assist his overlord king Artaxerxes III in the recovery of Egypt, 350 BC. Then he devotedly supported Darius III...
350-331 BCE
Ariarathid Kings of Cappadocia, 331 BCE - 1717Year 17 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Flaccus and Rufus...
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- Ariarathes IAriarathes I of CappadociaAriarathes I , the son of the Cappadocian satrap Ariamnes I, was distinguished for his love of his brother Holophernes, whom he sent to assist his overlord king Artaxerxes III in the recovery of Egypt, 350 BC. Then he devotedly supported Darius III...
331-322 BCE - Ariarathes IIAriarathes II of CappadociaAriarathes II , satrap and king of Cappadocia, son of Holophernes, fled into Armenia after the death of his uncle and adopted father Ariarathes I, ruler of Cappadocia. After the death of Eumenes he recovered Cappadocia with the assistance of Ardoates, the Armenian king, and killed Amyntas, the...
301-280 BCE - Ariamnes IIAriamnes of CappadociaAriamnes II , ruler and king of Cappadocia, succeeded his father Ariarathes II. He was fond of his children, and shared his crown with his son Ariarathes III in his lifetime...
280-230 BCE - Ariarathes IIIAriarathes III of CappadociaAriarathes III , son of Ariamnes, ruler of Cappadocia, and grandson of Ariarathes II, married Stratonice, a daughter of Antiochus II, king of Syria and wife Laodice I, and obtained a share in the government during the life-time of his father. About 250 BC he was the first ruler of Cappadocia to...
255-220 BCE - Ariarathes IV EusebesAriarathes IV of CappadociaAriarathes IV Eusebes , son of the king of Cappadocia Ariarathes III and Stratonice. He was a child at his accession, and reigned 220—163 BC, about 57 years. He married Antiochis, the daughter of Antiochus III the Great, king of Syria, and wife Laodice III, and, in consequence of this alliance,...
220-163 BCE - Ariarathes V Eusebes PhilopatorAriarathes V of CappadociaAriarathes V Eusebes Philopator was son of the preceding king Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia and Antiochis. Previously called Mithridates, he reigned 33 years, 163–130 BC, as king of Cappadocia. He was distinguished by the excellence of his character and his cultivation of philosophy and the liberal...
163-130 BCE - OrophernesOrophernes of CappadociaOrophernes Nicephorus was one of the two false sons whom Antiochis imposed upon her husband, Ariarathes IV, king of Cappadocia. On the birth, however, of a real son, named Mithradates , Orophernes, so that he might not set up pretensions to the throne, was sent away into Ionia...
157 BCE - Ariarathes VI Epiphanes PhilopatorAriarathes VI of CappadociaAriarathes VI Epiphanes Philopator , King of Cappadocia, was the youngest son of Ariarathes V of Cappadocia and Nysa of Cappadocia.He reigned about 14 years . He was a child at his succession, and for this reason the power was kept by his mother who acted as his regent...
130-116 BCE - Ariarathes VII PhilometorAriarathes VII of CappadociaAriarathes VII Philometor , King of Cappadocia, was the first son of King Ariarathes VI of Cappadocia and his wife Laodice of Cappadocia. Ariarathes VII had an older sister called Nysa and a younger brother called Ariarathes VIII of Cappadocia....
116-101 BCE - Ariarathes VIIIAriarathes VIII of CappadociaAriarathes VIII Epiphanes , King of Cappadocia, was the second son of Ariarathes VI of Cappadocia and wife Laodice of Cappadocia. Ariarathes VIII had an older sister called Nysa and an older brother called Ariarathes VII of Cappadocia....
101-96 BCE - Ariarathes IXAriarathes IX of CappadociaAriarathes IX Eusebes Philopator , was made king of Cappadocia by his father King Mithridates VI of Pontus after the assassination of Ariarathes VII of Cappadocia. Since he was only eight years old, he was put under the regency of the Cappadocian Gordius...
ca. 95 BCE - Ariobarzanes I Philoromaios 95-ca. 63 BCE
- Ariobarzanes II Philopator ca. 63-51 BCE
- Ariobarzanes III Eusebes Philoromaios 51-42 BCE
- Ariarathes X Eusebes Philadelphos 42-36 BCE
- ArchelausArchelaus of Cappadocia-Family & Early Life:Archelaus was a Cappadocian Greek nobleman, possibly of Macedonian descent. His full name was Archelaus Sisines. He was the first born son, namesake of the Roman Client and High Priest Ruler Archelaus, of the temple state of Comana, Cappadocia and Glaphyra. Archelaus’ father...
36 BCE-1717Year 17 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Flaccus and Rufus...
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