Pharnavaz II of Iberia
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Pharnavaz II | |
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King of Iberia | |
Reign | BC 63-30 |
Predecessor | Artoces |
Successor | Mirian II |
Dynasty | Artaxiad dynasty of Iberia |
Parnavaz II (
sources, and is commonly identified with the Bartom or Bratman of the medieval Georgian chronicles.He succeeded upon the death of his father
Parnajom, who had been brought up in Iran
. Mirvan returned to Kartli at the head of an Iranian army, killed Bartom and became a king.
Bartom is said to have adopted
Parnavaz). But Kartam had also been killed in battle against Mirvan. Nevertheless, Kartam's pregnant wife – the daughter of Bartom – fled to Armenia where she gave birth to a son named Aderki.[2]
References
- ^ Roman History by Cassius Dio, Book XLIX, p. 391. Published in Vol. V of the Loeb Classical Library edition, 1917.
- ISBN 90-429-1318-5.