Rhadamistos
Rhadamistos ( Georgian რადამისტი, Radamist'i , Armenian Հռադամիզդ, Hřadamizd ), son of the Iberian (Georgian) king Pharasmanes from the Parnawasid dynasty , was king of Armenia from 51 to 54 .
He was the son-in-law of his uncle Mithradates , whom he warred. He fled to the Roman fort Gorneae , but was handed over by the Romans after Rhadamistos swore not to kill him with fire, steel or poison. Thereupon Rhadamistos had his uncle suffocated and his wife and children also killed. The Romans did not recognize Rhadamistos' rule, but tolerated it, which gave the Parthians cause to intervene. The great king Vologaeses I drove out Rhadamistos and enfeoffed his brother Trdat I with the rule of Armenia. After a retreat of Trdat I, Rhadamistos was able to return, but was driven out again by rebellious residents around 54. Rhadamistos fled to Iberia with his wife Zenobia . While fleeing, he supposedly stabbed his heavily pregnant wife at her request, but she was saved. He himself escaped to Iberia, but was killed by his father as an alleged traitor.
The material was used in the opera Radamisto by Georg Friedrich Handel and in the often set opera libretto Zenobia by Pietro Metastasio .
literature
- Gerhard Winkler: Radamistus. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 4, Stuttgart 1972, column 1330.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tacitus , Annales 12, 44-47.
- ↑ Tacitus, Annalen 12, 48ff.
- ^ Tacitus, Annalen 12, 51.
- ↑ Tacitus, Annalen 13, 37.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Mithridates |
King of Armenia 51–54 |
Trdat I. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rhadamistos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Armenia (51–54) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC BC or 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 54 |