Ariarathes II of Cappadocia
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Ariarathes II (in Greek Aριαράθης; ruled 301–280 BC), 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 Macedonian satrap, in 301 BC, but was forced to accept Seleucid suzerainity. He was succeeded by Ariamnes, the eldest of his three sons.1
| Preceded by Ariarathes I |
Ruler of Cappadocia 301 BC – 280 BC |
Succeeded by Ariamnes |
[edit] References
- Hazel, John; Who's Who in the Greek World, "Ariarathes II", (1999)
- Head, Barclay; Historia Numorum, "Cappadocia", (1911)
- Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Ariarathes II", Boston, (1867)
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1 Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca, xxxi. 3
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1870).
