Polybius mentions that a Roman embassy
he tells us that he had from Timnes, the guardian was sent to Ariarathes after the death of Antiochus
of Ariapeithes, an account of the family of Ana- IV.
he tells us that he had from Timnes, the guardian was sent to Ariarathes after the death of Antiochus
of Ariapeithes, an account of the family of Ana- IV.
William Smith - 1844 - Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities - a
, several works of Argyrus, which (Lippert, Dactylioth.
ii.
51, i.
383, 384 ; Maffei,
have not yet been printed. (Fabricius, Bill. Gr. Gem. Ant. iii. 33; Pitture d'Ercolano, ii. tab. 14;
xi. p. 126, &c. ; Cave, Hist. Lit. i. Append. p. 63, Bellori, Adm. Rom. Antiq. Vest. tab. 48; Böttiger,
ed. London. )
(L. S. ] Archaeoh. Mus. part i. ).
(L. S. )
ARIABIGNES ('Apiablyvns), the son of Da- ARIAETHUS ('Apiaidos), of Tegea, the author
reius, and one of the commanders of the feet of of a work on the early history of Arcadia. (Hlygin.
his brother Xerxes, fell in the battle of Salamis, Poët. Astr. ii. l; Dionys. i. 49, where 'Apiaíow is
E. - 480. (Herod. vii. 97, viii. 89. ) Plutarch the right reading. )
calls him (Them. c. 14) Ariamenes, and speaks of ARIAE'US ('Apiaíos), or ARIDAE'US ('Api-
him as a brave man and the justest of the brothers Saios), the friend and lieutenant of Cyrus, con-
of Xerxes. The same writer relates (de Fratern. manded the barbarians in that prince's army at
Am. p. 448; comp. A pophth. p. 173), that this the battle of Cunaxa, B. C. 401. (Xen. Anal. i. 8.
Ariamenes (called by Justin, ii
. 10, Artemenes) $ 5; Diod. xiv. 22; comp. Plut. Artax. c. 11. )
Inid claim to the throne on the death of Dareius, as After the death of Cyrus, the Cyrean Greeks
the eldest of his sons, but was opposed by Xerxes, offered to place Ariaeus on the Persian throne;
who maintained that he had a right to the crown but he declined making the attempt, on the ground
as the eldest of the sons born after Dareius had that there were many Persians superior to himself,
become king. The Persians appointed Artabanus who would never tolerate him as king. (Anub. ii.
to decide the dispute ; and upon his declaring in 1. § 4, 2. & 1. ) He exchanged oaths of fidelity,
favour of Xerxes, Ariamenes immediately saluted however with the Greeks, and, at the commence
his brother as king, and was treated by him with ment of their retreat, marched in company with
great respect. According to Herodotus (vii. 2), them; but soon afterwards he purchased his par-
who calls the eldest son of Dareius, Artabazanes, don from Artaxerxes by deserting them, and aid-
this dispute took place in the life-time of Dareius. | ing (possibly through the help of his friend Menon)
ARIADNE ('Apiádun), a daughter of Minos | the treachery of Tissaphernes, whereby the princi-
and Pasiphaë or Creta. (Apollod. iii. l. § 2. ) pal Greek generals fell into the hands of the Per-
When Theseus was sent by his father to convey sians. (Anal. ii. 2. & 8, &c. , 4. SS 1, 2, 9, 5.
the tribute of the Athenians to Minotaurus, SS 28, 38, &c. ; comp. Plut. Artax. c. 18. ) It
Ariadne fell in love with him, and gave him the was perhaps this same Ariaeus who was em-
string by means of which he found his way out of ployed by Tithraustes to put Tissaphernes to death
the Labyrinth, and wbich she herself had received in accordance with the king's order, B. C. 396.
from Hephaestus. Theseus in return promised to (Polyaen. viii. 16; Diod. xiv. 80; Wess. and Palm.
marry her (Plut. Thes. 19; Hygin. Fab. 42 ; ad loc. ; comp. Xen. Hel. iii. 1. $7. ) In the ensuing
Didym. aut Odyss. xi. 320), and she accordingly year, B. C. 395, we again hear of Ariaeus as having
left Crete with him ; but when they arrived in the revolted from Artaxerxes, and receiving Spithridates
island of Dia (Naxos), she was killed there by and the Paphlagonians after their desertion of the
Artemis. (Hom. Od. xi. 324. ) The words added Spartan service. (Xen. Hell. iv. l. 27; Plut.
in the Odyssey, Alovúo ou Maptupiņow, are difficult Ages. c. 11. )
[E. E. )
to understand, unless we interpret them with ARIAMENES. (ARIABIGNES. )
Pherecydes by " on the denunciation of Dionysus," ARIAMNES ('Αριάμνης). I. King, or more
because he was indignant at the profanation of his properly satrap, of Cappadocia, the son of Datames,
grotto by the love of Theseus and Ariadne. In and father of Ariarathes I. , reigned 50 years.
this case Ariadne was probably killed by Artemis (Diod. xxxi. Ed. 3. )
at the moment she gave birth to her twin children, II. King of Cappadocia, succeeded his father
for she is said to have had two sons by Theseus, Ariarathes II. He was very fond of his children,
Oenopion and Staphylus. The more common tradi- and shared his crown with his son Ariarathes 111.
tion, however, was, that Theseus left Ariadne in in his life-time. (Diod. I. c. )
Naxos alive ; but here the statements again differ, ARIAMNES. [ABGARUS, No. 1. ]
for some relate that he was forced by Dionysus to ARIANTAS ('Aplavras), a king of the Scy-
leave her (Diod. iv. 61, v. 51; Paus. i. 20. $ 2, ix. thians, who, in order to learn the population of his
40. $ 2, x. 29. & 2), and that in his grief he forgot people, commanded every Scythian to bring him
to take down the black sail, which occasioned the an arrow-head. With these arrow-heads he made
death of his father. According to others, Theseus a brazen or copper vessel, which was set up in a
faithlessly forsook her in the island, and different place called Examprens, between the rivers Borys
motives are given for this act of faithlessness. thenes and Hy panis. (Herod. iv. 81. )
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284
ARIARATHES.
ARIARATIES.
lusy
BASIN
ARIA'NUS ('Aplavós), a friend of Bolis, was alliance, assisted Antiochus in his war ngainst the
employed by him to betray Achaeus to Antiochus Romans. After the defeat of Antiochus lig the
the Grent, B. c. 214. (Polyb. viii. 18, &c. ) (See Romans, B. c. 190, Ariarathes sued for peace in
p. 8, a. )
188, which he obtained on favourable tenns, as
ARIAPEITHES ('Aplaneions), a king of the his daughter was about that time betrothed to
Scythians, the father of Scyles, was treacherously Eumenes, the ally of the Romans. In B. c. 183–
killed by Sparga peithes, the king of the Agathyrsi. 179, he assisted Eumenes in his war against Phar-
Ariapeithes was a contemporary of Herodotus, for naces.
Polybius mentions that a Roman embassy
he tells us that he had from Timnes, the guardian was sent to Ariarathes after the death of Antiochus
of Ariapeithes, an account of the family of Ana- IV. , who died B. C. 164. Antiochis, the wife of
charsis. (Herod. iv. 76, 78. )
Ariarathes, at first bore him no children, and ac-
ARIARA'THES ('Aplapáồns. ) There are a cordingly introduced two supposititious ones, who
great many Persian names beginning with Arium were called Arinrathes and Holophernes. Subse-
Ario-, and Art-, which all contain the root Ar, quently, however, she bore her husband two
which is seen in 'Aptaioi, the ancient national daughters and a son, Mithridates, afterwards
name of the Persians (Herod. vii. 61), and "Aploi | Ariarathes V. , and then informed Ariarathes of
or "Aperos, likewise an ancient designation of the the deceit she had practised upon him. The other
inhabitants of the table-land of Persia. (Herod. two were in consequence sent away from Cap-
iii. 93, vii. 62. ) Dr. Rosen, to whom we are in padocia, one to Rome, the other to lonia. (Liv.
debted for these remarks, (in Quarterly Journal of xxxvii. 31, xxxviii. 38, 39 ; Polyb. xxii. 24, xxv.
Education, vol. ix. p. 336,) also observes that the 2, 4, xxvi. 6, xxxi. 12, 13; Appian, Syr. 5, 32,
name Arii is the same with the Sanscrit word 42; Diod. I. c. )
Arya, by which in the writings of the Hindus the
followers of the Brahmanical law are designated.
He shews that Arya signifies in Sanscrit “ honour-
able, entitled to respect," and Arta, in all pro-
bability,“ honoured, respected. " In Aria-rathes,
the latter part of the word apparently is the same
as the Zend ratu, " great, master" (Bopp, Verglei-
chende Grammatik, p. 196), and the name would
therefore signify “ an honourable master. " (Comp.
Pott, Etymologische Forschungen, p. xxxvi. , &c. ) V. Son of the preceding, previously called Mi-
Ariarathes was the nams of several kings of thridates, reigned 33 years, B. c. 163—130.
Cappadocia, who traced their origin to Anaphas, He was surnamed Philopator, and was distin-
one of the seven Persian chiefs who slew the guished by the excellence of his character and his
Mag. (ANAPHAS. )
cultivation of philosophy and the liberal arts.
1. The son of Ariannes I. , was distinguish- According to Livy (xlii. 19), he was educated at
ed for his love of his brother Holophernes, whom Rome ; but this account may perhaps refer to the
he sent to assist Ochus in the recovery of Egypt, other Ariarathes, one of the supposititious sons of
B. C. 350. After the death of Alexander, Perdiccas the late king. In consequence of rejecting, at the
appointed Eumenes governor of Cappadocia ; but wish of the Romans, a marriage with the sister of
upon Ariarathes refusing to submit to Eumenes, Demetrius Soter, the latter made war upon him,
Perdiccas made war upon him.
Ariarathes was and brought forward Holophernes, one of the sup
defeated, taken prisoner, and crucified, together posititious sons of the late king, as a claimant of the
with many of his relations, B. C. 322. Eumenes throne. Ariarathes was deprived of his kingdom,
then obtained possession of Cappadocia. Ariarathes and fled to Rome about B. c. 158. He was re-
years
of age at the time of his death: he stored by the Romans, who, however, appear to
had adopted as his son, Ariarathes, the eldest son have allowed Holophernes to reign jointly with
of his brother Holophernes. (Diod. xxxi. Ed. 3, him, as is expressly stated by Appian (Syr. 47),
where it is stated that he fell in battle ; Diod. and implied by Polybius (xxxii. 20). The joint
xviii. 16 ; Arrian, ap. Phot. Cod. 92, p. 69, b. 26. gorernment, however, did not last long; for we
ed. Bekker ; Appian, Mithr. 8 ; Lucian, Macrob. find Ariarathes shortly afterwards named as sole
13 ; Plut. Eumen. 3 ; Justin, xiü. 6, whose ac- king. In B. c. 154, Ariarathes assisted Attalus in
count is quite erroneous. )
his war against Prusias, and sent his son Demetrius
II. Son of Holophernes, fied into Armenia in command of his forces. He fell in B. C. 130, in
after the death of Ariarathes I. After the death the war of the Romans against Aristonicus of Per-
of Eumenes, B. C. 315, he recovered Cappadocia gamus. In return for the succours which he had
with the assistance of Ardoates, the Armenian brought the Romans on that occasion, Lycaonia
king, and killed Anyntas, the Macedonian go and Cilicia were added to the dominions of his
He was succeeded by Ariamnes II. , the family. By his wife Laodice he had six children ;
eldest of his three sons. (Diod. xxxi. Ed. 3. ) but they were all, with the exception of the
III. Son of Ariannes 11. , and grandson of youngest, killed by their mother, that she might
the preceding, married Stratonice, a daughter of obtain the government of the kingdom. After she
Antiochus II. , king of Syria, and obtained a sbare
in the government during the life-time of his
father. (Diod. I. c. )
IV. Son of the preceding, was a child at his
accession, and reigned B. c. 220_163, about 57
years. (Diod. I. c. ; Justin. xxix. 1; Polyb. iv. 2. )
He married Antiochis, the daughter of Antiochus
III. , king of Syria, and, in consequence of this
was 82
vernor.
APRAPA BOY
SSJV1371
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285
ARIGNOTUS.
ASIAPASOY
FAXIAEST:
had been put to death by the people on account of there were three kings of the name of Ariobarzanes,
her cruelty, her youngest son succeeded to the grandfather, son, and grandson (ARIOBARZANES),
crown. (Diod. I. c. , Erc. xxiv. p. 626, ed. Wess. ; and Strabo (xii. p. 540) says that the family be-
Polyb. iii. 5, xxxii. 20, 23, xxxiii. 12 ; Justin, came extinct in three generations, it seems most
xxxv. 1, xxxvii. 1. )
probable, that this Ariarathes was a brother of
VI. The youngest son of the preceding, reign- | Ariobarzanes 111. Cicero (ad Att. xiii. 2) speaks
ed about 34 years, B. C. 130–96. He was a of an Ariarathes, a son of Ariobarzanes, who came
child at his succession. He married Laodice, to Rome in B. C. 45 ; but there seems no reason to
the sister of Mithridates Eupator, king of Pontus, belicve that he was a different person from the one
and was put to death by Mithridates by means mentioned above, the son of Ariobarzanes 11.
of Gordins. (Justin, xxxvii. 1, xxxviii. 1; Mem- Respecting the kings of Cappadocia, see Clinton,
non, ap. Phot. Cod. 224, p. 230, a. 41, ed. Bekker. ) F. H. vol. iii. Appendix, c. 9.
On his death the kingdom was seized by Nico- The four coins that have been given above, have
medes, king of Bithynia, who married Laodice, been placed under those kings to whom they are
the widow of the late king. But Nicomedes was usually assigned; but it is quite uncertain to whom
soon expelled by Mithridates, who placed upon they really belong. The coins of these kings bear
the throne,
only three surnames, ΕΥΣΕΒΟΥΣ, ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ,
and ΦΙΛΟΜΗΤΟΡΟΣ. On the reverse of all,
Pallas is represented. (Eckhel, iii. p. 198. )
ARIASÞES ('Apiáoans), called by Justin (x. l)
Ariarates, one of the three legitimate sons of Arta-
xerxes Mnemon, was, after the death of his eldest
brother Dareius, driven to commit suicide by the
Teorie
intrigues of his other brother, Ochus. (Plut. Artaz.
c. 30. )
VII. A son of Ariarathes VI. He was, how- ARIBAEUS ('Apibalos), the king of the Cap-
ever, also murdered by Mithridates in a short padocians, was slain by the Ilyrcanians, in the time
time, who now took possession of his kingdom. of the elder Cyrus, according to Xenophon's Cyro-
(Justin, Xxxviii. 1. ) The Cappadocians rebelled paedia. (ii. 1. 85, iv. 2. $ 31.
have not yet been printed. (Fabricius, Bill. Gr. Gem. Ant. iii. 33; Pitture d'Ercolano, ii. tab. 14;
xi. p. 126, &c. ; Cave, Hist. Lit. i. Append. p. 63, Bellori, Adm. Rom. Antiq. Vest. tab. 48; Böttiger,
ed. London. )
(L. S. ] Archaeoh. Mus. part i. ).
(L. S. )
ARIABIGNES ('Apiablyvns), the son of Da- ARIAETHUS ('Apiaidos), of Tegea, the author
reius, and one of the commanders of the feet of of a work on the early history of Arcadia. (Hlygin.
his brother Xerxes, fell in the battle of Salamis, Poët. Astr. ii. l; Dionys. i. 49, where 'Apiaíow is
E. - 480. (Herod. vii. 97, viii. 89. ) Plutarch the right reading. )
calls him (Them. c. 14) Ariamenes, and speaks of ARIAE'US ('Apiaíos), or ARIDAE'US ('Api-
him as a brave man and the justest of the brothers Saios), the friend and lieutenant of Cyrus, con-
of Xerxes. The same writer relates (de Fratern. manded the barbarians in that prince's army at
Am. p. 448; comp. A pophth. p. 173), that this the battle of Cunaxa, B. C. 401. (Xen. Anal. i. 8.
Ariamenes (called by Justin, ii
. 10, Artemenes) $ 5; Diod. xiv. 22; comp. Plut. Artax. c. 11. )
Inid claim to the throne on the death of Dareius, as After the death of Cyrus, the Cyrean Greeks
the eldest of his sons, but was opposed by Xerxes, offered to place Ariaeus on the Persian throne;
who maintained that he had a right to the crown but he declined making the attempt, on the ground
as the eldest of the sons born after Dareius had that there were many Persians superior to himself,
become king. The Persians appointed Artabanus who would never tolerate him as king. (Anub. ii.
to decide the dispute ; and upon his declaring in 1. § 4, 2. & 1. ) He exchanged oaths of fidelity,
favour of Xerxes, Ariamenes immediately saluted however with the Greeks, and, at the commence
his brother as king, and was treated by him with ment of their retreat, marched in company with
great respect. According to Herodotus (vii. 2), them; but soon afterwards he purchased his par-
who calls the eldest son of Dareius, Artabazanes, don from Artaxerxes by deserting them, and aid-
this dispute took place in the life-time of Dareius. | ing (possibly through the help of his friend Menon)
ARIADNE ('Apiádun), a daughter of Minos | the treachery of Tissaphernes, whereby the princi-
and Pasiphaë or Creta. (Apollod. iii. l. § 2. ) pal Greek generals fell into the hands of the Per-
When Theseus was sent by his father to convey sians. (Anal. ii. 2. & 8, &c. , 4. SS 1, 2, 9, 5.
the tribute of the Athenians to Minotaurus, SS 28, 38, &c. ; comp. Plut. Artax. c. 18. ) It
Ariadne fell in love with him, and gave him the was perhaps this same Ariaeus who was em-
string by means of which he found his way out of ployed by Tithraustes to put Tissaphernes to death
the Labyrinth, and wbich she herself had received in accordance with the king's order, B. C. 396.
from Hephaestus. Theseus in return promised to (Polyaen. viii. 16; Diod. xiv. 80; Wess. and Palm.
marry her (Plut. Thes. 19; Hygin. Fab. 42 ; ad loc. ; comp. Xen. Hel. iii. 1. $7. ) In the ensuing
Didym. aut Odyss. xi. 320), and she accordingly year, B. C. 395, we again hear of Ariaeus as having
left Crete with him ; but when they arrived in the revolted from Artaxerxes, and receiving Spithridates
island of Dia (Naxos), she was killed there by and the Paphlagonians after their desertion of the
Artemis. (Hom. Od. xi. 324. ) The words added Spartan service. (Xen. Hell. iv. l. 27; Plut.
in the Odyssey, Alovúo ou Maptupiņow, are difficult Ages. c. 11. )
[E. E. )
to understand, unless we interpret them with ARIAMENES. (ARIABIGNES. )
Pherecydes by " on the denunciation of Dionysus," ARIAMNES ('Αριάμνης). I. King, or more
because he was indignant at the profanation of his properly satrap, of Cappadocia, the son of Datames,
grotto by the love of Theseus and Ariadne. In and father of Ariarathes I. , reigned 50 years.
this case Ariadne was probably killed by Artemis (Diod. xxxi. Ed. 3. )
at the moment she gave birth to her twin children, II. King of Cappadocia, succeeded his father
for she is said to have had two sons by Theseus, Ariarathes II. He was very fond of his children,
Oenopion and Staphylus. The more common tradi- and shared his crown with his son Ariarathes 111.
tion, however, was, that Theseus left Ariadne in in his life-time. (Diod. I. c. )
Naxos alive ; but here the statements again differ, ARIAMNES. [ABGARUS, No. 1. ]
for some relate that he was forced by Dionysus to ARIANTAS ('Aplavras), a king of the Scy-
leave her (Diod. iv. 61, v. 51; Paus. i. 20. $ 2, ix. thians, who, in order to learn the population of his
40. $ 2, x. 29. & 2), and that in his grief he forgot people, commanded every Scythian to bring him
to take down the black sail, which occasioned the an arrow-head. With these arrow-heads he made
death of his father. According to others, Theseus a brazen or copper vessel, which was set up in a
faithlessly forsook her in the island, and different place called Examprens, between the rivers Borys
motives are given for this act of faithlessness. thenes and Hy panis. (Herod. iv. 81. )
## p. 284 (#304) ############################################
284
ARIARATHES.
ARIARATIES.
lusy
BASIN
ARIA'NUS ('Aplavós), a friend of Bolis, was alliance, assisted Antiochus in his war ngainst the
employed by him to betray Achaeus to Antiochus Romans. After the defeat of Antiochus lig the
the Grent, B. c. 214. (Polyb. viii. 18, &c. ) (See Romans, B. c. 190, Ariarathes sued for peace in
p. 8, a. )
188, which he obtained on favourable tenns, as
ARIAPEITHES ('Aplaneions), a king of the his daughter was about that time betrothed to
Scythians, the father of Scyles, was treacherously Eumenes, the ally of the Romans. In B. c. 183–
killed by Sparga peithes, the king of the Agathyrsi. 179, he assisted Eumenes in his war against Phar-
Ariapeithes was a contemporary of Herodotus, for naces.
Polybius mentions that a Roman embassy
he tells us that he had from Timnes, the guardian was sent to Ariarathes after the death of Antiochus
of Ariapeithes, an account of the family of Ana- IV. , who died B. C. 164. Antiochis, the wife of
charsis. (Herod. iv. 76, 78. )
Ariarathes, at first bore him no children, and ac-
ARIARA'THES ('Aplapáồns. ) There are a cordingly introduced two supposititious ones, who
great many Persian names beginning with Arium were called Arinrathes and Holophernes. Subse-
Ario-, and Art-, which all contain the root Ar, quently, however, she bore her husband two
which is seen in 'Aptaioi, the ancient national daughters and a son, Mithridates, afterwards
name of the Persians (Herod. vii. 61), and "Aploi | Ariarathes V. , and then informed Ariarathes of
or "Aperos, likewise an ancient designation of the the deceit she had practised upon him. The other
inhabitants of the table-land of Persia. (Herod. two were in consequence sent away from Cap-
iii. 93, vii. 62. ) Dr. Rosen, to whom we are in padocia, one to Rome, the other to lonia. (Liv.
debted for these remarks, (in Quarterly Journal of xxxvii. 31, xxxviii. 38, 39 ; Polyb. xxii. 24, xxv.
Education, vol. ix. p. 336,) also observes that the 2, 4, xxvi. 6, xxxi. 12, 13; Appian, Syr. 5, 32,
name Arii is the same with the Sanscrit word 42; Diod. I. c. )
Arya, by which in the writings of the Hindus the
followers of the Brahmanical law are designated.
He shews that Arya signifies in Sanscrit “ honour-
able, entitled to respect," and Arta, in all pro-
bability,“ honoured, respected. " In Aria-rathes,
the latter part of the word apparently is the same
as the Zend ratu, " great, master" (Bopp, Verglei-
chende Grammatik, p. 196), and the name would
therefore signify “ an honourable master. " (Comp.
Pott, Etymologische Forschungen, p. xxxvi. , &c. ) V. Son of the preceding, previously called Mi-
Ariarathes was the nams of several kings of thridates, reigned 33 years, B. c. 163—130.
Cappadocia, who traced their origin to Anaphas, He was surnamed Philopator, and was distin-
one of the seven Persian chiefs who slew the guished by the excellence of his character and his
Mag. (ANAPHAS. )
cultivation of philosophy and the liberal arts.
1. The son of Ariannes I. , was distinguish- According to Livy (xlii. 19), he was educated at
ed for his love of his brother Holophernes, whom Rome ; but this account may perhaps refer to the
he sent to assist Ochus in the recovery of Egypt, other Ariarathes, one of the supposititious sons of
B. C. 350. After the death of Alexander, Perdiccas the late king. In consequence of rejecting, at the
appointed Eumenes governor of Cappadocia ; but wish of the Romans, a marriage with the sister of
upon Ariarathes refusing to submit to Eumenes, Demetrius Soter, the latter made war upon him,
Perdiccas made war upon him.
Ariarathes was and brought forward Holophernes, one of the sup
defeated, taken prisoner, and crucified, together posititious sons of the late king, as a claimant of the
with many of his relations, B. C. 322. Eumenes throne. Ariarathes was deprived of his kingdom,
then obtained possession of Cappadocia. Ariarathes and fled to Rome about B. c. 158. He was re-
years
of age at the time of his death: he stored by the Romans, who, however, appear to
had adopted as his son, Ariarathes, the eldest son have allowed Holophernes to reign jointly with
of his brother Holophernes. (Diod. xxxi. Ed. 3, him, as is expressly stated by Appian (Syr. 47),
where it is stated that he fell in battle ; Diod. and implied by Polybius (xxxii. 20). The joint
xviii. 16 ; Arrian, ap. Phot. Cod. 92, p. 69, b. 26. gorernment, however, did not last long; for we
ed. Bekker ; Appian, Mithr. 8 ; Lucian, Macrob. find Ariarathes shortly afterwards named as sole
13 ; Plut. Eumen. 3 ; Justin, xiü. 6, whose ac- king. In B. c. 154, Ariarathes assisted Attalus in
count is quite erroneous. )
his war against Prusias, and sent his son Demetrius
II. Son of Holophernes, fied into Armenia in command of his forces. He fell in B. C. 130, in
after the death of Ariarathes I. After the death the war of the Romans against Aristonicus of Per-
of Eumenes, B. C. 315, he recovered Cappadocia gamus. In return for the succours which he had
with the assistance of Ardoates, the Armenian brought the Romans on that occasion, Lycaonia
king, and killed Anyntas, the Macedonian go and Cilicia were added to the dominions of his
He was succeeded by Ariamnes II. , the family. By his wife Laodice he had six children ;
eldest of his three sons. (Diod. xxxi. Ed. 3. ) but they were all, with the exception of the
III. Son of Ariannes 11. , and grandson of youngest, killed by their mother, that she might
the preceding, married Stratonice, a daughter of obtain the government of the kingdom. After she
Antiochus II. , king of Syria, and obtained a sbare
in the government during the life-time of his
father. (Diod. I. c. )
IV. Son of the preceding, was a child at his
accession, and reigned B. c. 220_163, about 57
years. (Diod. I. c. ; Justin. xxix. 1; Polyb. iv. 2. )
He married Antiochis, the daughter of Antiochus
III. , king of Syria, and, in consequence of this
was 82
vernor.
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had been put to death by the people on account of there were three kings of the name of Ariobarzanes,
her cruelty, her youngest son succeeded to the grandfather, son, and grandson (ARIOBARZANES),
crown. (Diod. I. c. , Erc. xxiv. p. 626, ed. Wess. ; and Strabo (xii. p. 540) says that the family be-
Polyb. iii. 5, xxxii. 20, 23, xxxiii. 12 ; Justin, came extinct in three generations, it seems most
xxxv. 1, xxxvii. 1. )
probable, that this Ariarathes was a brother of
VI. The youngest son of the preceding, reign- | Ariobarzanes 111. Cicero (ad Att. xiii. 2) speaks
ed about 34 years, B. C. 130–96. He was a of an Ariarathes, a son of Ariobarzanes, who came
child at his succession. He married Laodice, to Rome in B. C. 45 ; but there seems no reason to
the sister of Mithridates Eupator, king of Pontus, belicve that he was a different person from the one
and was put to death by Mithridates by means mentioned above, the son of Ariobarzanes 11.
of Gordins. (Justin, xxxvii. 1, xxxviii. 1; Mem- Respecting the kings of Cappadocia, see Clinton,
non, ap. Phot. Cod. 224, p. 230, a. 41, ed. Bekker. ) F. H. vol. iii. Appendix, c. 9.
On his death the kingdom was seized by Nico- The four coins that have been given above, have
medes, king of Bithynia, who married Laodice, been placed under those kings to whom they are
the widow of the late king. But Nicomedes was usually assigned; but it is quite uncertain to whom
soon expelled by Mithridates, who placed upon they really belong. The coins of these kings bear
the throne,
only three surnames, ΕΥΣΕΒΟΥΣ, ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ,
and ΦΙΛΟΜΗΤΟΡΟΣ. On the reverse of all,
Pallas is represented. (Eckhel, iii. p. 198. )
ARIASÞES ('Apiáoans), called by Justin (x. l)
Ariarates, one of the three legitimate sons of Arta-
xerxes Mnemon, was, after the death of his eldest
brother Dareius, driven to commit suicide by the
Teorie
intrigues of his other brother, Ochus. (Plut. Artaz.
c. 30. )
VII. A son of Ariarathes VI. He was, how- ARIBAEUS ('Apibalos), the king of the Cap-
ever, also murdered by Mithridates in a short padocians, was slain by the Ilyrcanians, in the time
time, who now took possession of his kingdom. of the elder Cyrus, according to Xenophon's Cyro-
(Justin, Xxxviii. 1. ) The Cappadocians rebelled paedia. (ii. 1. 85, iv. 2. $ 31.
