Ariobarzanes
Ariobarzanes is a ruler name of the dynasty of Kios, who later rose to become kings of Pontus . Ariobarzanes is the Hellenized form of the old Iranian name Ārya-bṛzāna , which means something like the exaltation of the Aryans . Wore the name:
- Ariobarzanes I (Kios) (4th century BC)
- Ariobarzanes II (Kios) (ruled 363–337 BC)
- Ariobarzanes (Pontos) (ruled 266–250 BC)
- Ariobarzanes I (Cappadocia) (reigned 95-63 / 62 BC)
- Ariobarzanes II (Cappadocia) (ruled 63 / 62–51 BC)
- Ariobarzanes III. (Cappadocia) (ruled 51–42 BC)
- Ariobarzanes I. (Atropatene) (approx. 65–? BC)
- Ariobarzanes II. (Atropatene) (20– approx. 6 BC)
Other persons with this name:
- Ariobarzanes (satrap) († 330 BC), a Persian governor in the 4th century BC
- Ariobarzanes (Phrygia) († around 362 BC), a Persian satrap of Phrygia
