Ariobarzanes II (Cappadocia)
Ariobarzanes II. Philopator , son of Ariobarzanes I Philorhomaios and the Athenais Philostorgus, was from 63 or 62 BC. Until about 51 BC BC King of Cappadocia . He was with Athenais, probably a daughter of Mithridates VI. from Pontos, married. Only two passages in the writings of the Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero provide information about the government of Ariobarzanes II. By bribing the Roman proconsul of Syria, Aulus Gabinius , from the neck. 51 BC Cicero was to be the governor of Ciliciamanage. Shortly before the speaker arrived in his province, Ariobarzanes II fell victim to a conspiracy of perhaps anti-Roman opponents. His son Ariobarzanes III. Eusebes Philorhomaios became the new king of Cappadocia. Ariobarzanes II also had a younger son Ariarathes X , who shortly after the removal of Ariobarzanes III. ruled.
literature
- Michael Henke: Cappadocia in Hellenistic times . GRIN Verlag, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-640-66760-4 (also Master's thesis, University of Münster 2005).
- Benedikt Niese : Ariobarzanes 6 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 1, Stuttgart 1895, Col. 834.
Individual evidence
- ↑ OGIS 354-355.
- ^ Cicero , de provinciis consularibus 9.
- ↑ OGIS 356.
- ↑ See Cicero, epistulae ad familiares 15, 2, 6; Alexandrian War 66, 5.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ariobarzanes I. |
King of Cappadocia 62–51 BC Chr. |
Ariobarzanes III. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ariobarzanes II. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ariobarzanes II Philopator |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ruler in Cappadocia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century BC Chr. |