Ariarathes VII Philometor
Ariarathes VII Philometor was king of Cappadocia . He ruled between 116 and 101 BC. BC (different from 111–100 BC).
He was the first son of King Ariarathes VI. of Cappadocia and his wife Laodike . Ariarathes VII had an older sister, Nysa, and a younger brother, who later became Ariarathes VIII of Cappadocia.
His reign was initially exercised by his mother, the eldest sister of King Mithridates VI. from Pontos . During this time, the kingdom of King Nicomedes III. ruled by Bithynia , who had married Laodike. Nicomedes III However, was soon by Mithridates VI. expelled, who restored his claim to the throne. But when Ariarathes opposed Gordios , the murderer of his father and ally of Mithridates VI, a war broke out between the two. In the "face of both armies" Ariarathes was killed by his uncle Mithridates. Mithridates replaced him with his only eight-year-old son, who was called Ariarathes IX. Became king of Cappadocia.
literature
- Hazel, John; Who's Who in the Greek World, "Ariarathes VII", (1999) (English)
- Benedikt Niese : Ariarathes 7 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 1, Stuttgart 1895, Col. 819 f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Michael Henke: Cappadocia in Hellenistic times, p. 79, master's thesis
- ↑ different: "by hand during a conversation": Wolfram Letzner: Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Münster Hamburg London, 2000, p. 98 with reference to Justinian 38, I, 6-10 and Memnon 22, 1.
- ^ Hatto H. Schmitt, Ernst Vogt (ed.): Kleines Lexikon Des Hellenismus, Wiesbaden, 1993, p. 331 books.google.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ariarathes VII Philometor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Cappadocia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century BC Chr. |