Ariobarzanes (Pontus)

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Ariobarzanes († around 258 BC ) was from 266 BC Until his death king of the kingdom of Pontus on the Black Sea . It is likely that he was co-regent during his father's lifetime.

Ariobarzanes was the son and successor of Mithridates I. While his father was still alive, he appeared as a general. After the death of Lysimachus and Seleukos I, he took advantage of the turmoil and expanded the empire. It came into the possession of the city of Amastris in Paphlagonia free of charge . The ruler there could no longer assert himself. Since he did not want to hand the city over to the hated Roman Republic, even though the latter had offered him a sum of money, he handed it over to the Pontic king.

Like his father, Ariobarzanes allied himself with the Galatians and with them fended off an attack by Ptolemy II . In thanks he gave the Galatians the city of Ankyra . The friendship did not last long, however, and by the end of his reign the alliance was broken again.

He died shortly after the campaign of the Seleucid king Antiochus II against Byzantium . He was succeeded by Mithridates II.

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predecessor Office successor
Mithridates I. Ktistes King of Pontus
266–258 BC Chr. 		Mithridates II
personal data
SURNAME Ariobarzanes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Pontus
DATE OF BIRTH 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH around 256 BC Chr.