Archelaos (priest prince)
Archelaos (Greek Ἀρχέλαος ) was in the middle of the 1st century BC. A priest prince from Komana in the Pontus . He held this office in 55 BC. Taken over by his father of the same name , who was briefly king of Egypt. His mother's name is unknown.
51 BC Archelaus took part in an attempt to overthrow the newly come to power King Ariobarzanes III. part of Cappadocia . The Roman speaker and politician Marcus Tullius Cicero , who was then proconsul of Cilicia , supported the Cappadocian monarch recognized by Rome and secured his throne. On the orders of Cicero, Archelaus had to leave the country after the failed coup. When Gaius Iulius Caesar himself in 47 BC BC on his campaign to Asia Minor , he withdrew Archelaus from his office as priestly prince and transferred it to the noble Bithynian Lykomedes. Archelaus' further fate is not known.
With the beautiful hetaera Glaphyra Archelaos had a son of the same name who lived in 36 BC. With the support of the triumvir Marcus Antonius became king of Cappadocia.
literature
- Ulrich Wilcken : Archelaos 14). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 1, Stuttgart 1895, column 450 f.
Remarks
- ↑ Strabon 12, 558.
- ↑ Cicero, epistulae ad familiares 15, 4, 6.
- ^ [Caesar], Alexandrian War 66; Appian , Mithridatius 121.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Archelaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince priest of Komana |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century BC BC or 1st century |