Ariarathes VI of Cappadocia
| Ariarathes VI | |
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drachm of Ariarathes VI wearing a tiara | |
| King of Cappadocia | |
| Reign | 130–116 BC |
| Predecessor | Ariarathes V |
| Successor | Ariarathes VII |
| Died | 116 BC |
| Spouse | Laodice of Cappadocia |
| Issue | Nysa (wife of Nicomedes IV) |
| Dynasty | Ariarathid |
| Father | Ariarathes V |
| Mother | Nysa of Cappadocia |
Ariarathes VI Epiphanes Philopator (
Name
"Ariarathes" is the
Reign
He was a child at his succession, and for this reason the power was kept by his mother, who acted as his regent. At some point his mother seems to have poisoned all of Ariarathes’ five brothers; but the infant king was saved by people loyal to the dynasty and had Nysa killed. Using this as a pretext, his maternal uncle, King
Since this wasn't deemed enough to transform Cappadocia in a satellite of Pontus, Mithridates V Euergetes' son,
On his death the kingdom was briefly ruled by Ariarathes' widow and then seized by King Nicomedes III of Bithynia, who married Laodice, the king's widow. Nicomedes III was soon expelled by Mithridates VI, who placed upon the throne Ariarathes VII.Coinage and Imperial ideology
While most Cappadocian kings preferred to portray themselves with a Hellenistic
Notes
- ^ Brunner 1986, p. 406.
- ^ Sherwin-White 1984, p. 51; Erciyas 2006, p. 32; Brunner 1986, p. 406.
- ^ Justin, xxxvii. 1, xxxviii. 1; Memnon, History of Heraclea, 22
- ^ a b c Canepa 2017, p. 216.
Sources
- Brunner, C. J. (1986). "Ariaratus". In ISBN 978-0-71009-104-8.
- Canepa, Matthew (2017). "Rival Images of Iranian Kingship and Persian Identity in Post-Achaemenid Western Asia". In Strootman, Rolf; Versluys, M. J. (eds.). Persianism in Antiquity. Franz Steiner Verlag. ISBN 9783515113823.
- Erciyas, Deniz Burcu (2006). Wealth, Aristocracy And Royal Propaganda Under the Hellenistic Kingdom of the Mithradatids in the Central Black Sea Region of Turkey. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-9004146099.
- Hazel, John (2001). Who's Who in the Greek World (1 ed.). Routledge. ISBN 978-0415260329.
- Sherwin-White, Susan M. (1984). "Asia Minor". In Ling, Roger (ed.). The Cambridge Ancient History: Plates to Volumes VII, part 1. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521243544.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Ariarathes (VI)". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 285.
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