Ariobarzanes I. (Kios)
Ariobarzanes I von Kios lived in the 5th century and was a Persian satrap in Phrygia . After Sallust and Florus , a certain Artabazes , who is identified with Ariobarzanes I, was the first known representative of the Mithridatic dynasty, which later founded the kingdom of Pontus in the 3rd century .
According to Herodotus , Ariobarzanes accompanied Xerxes I on his army campaigns and was rewarded with the satrapy of Phrygia, which the satrap Megabates administered before him .
The father of Ariobarzanes was Pharnaces, a relative of Darius I. He belonged to the Achaemenid dynasty through this connection. It is believed that he later married a daughter of Gobryas and thus came into possession of Mariandynia after the death of his father-in-law.
literature
- AB Bosworth, PV Wheatley: The origins of the Pontic house. In: The Journal of Hellenic Studies 118, 1998, pp. 155-164.
Remarks
- ↑ See Kingdom of Pontus # History , in which the entire family tree of the ancestors of the Pontic kings is listed.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| - | Roots of King of Pontus 5th century |
Mithridates I. (kios) |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ariobarzanes I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ariobarzanes I of Kios |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ruler of kios |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century BC Chr. |