Ariobarzanes II of Atropatene

Ariobarzanes II
King of Armenia
ReignArmenia: 2 AD – 4 AD
PredecessorTigranes IV and Erato
SuccessorArtavasdes IV
Died4 AD
FatherArtavasdes I
ReligionZoroastrianism

Ariobarzanes II of Atropatene[1] also known as Ariobarzanes of Media;[2] Ariobarzanes of Armenia;[3] Ariobarzanes II;[4] Ariobarzanes II of Media Atropatene and Ariobarzanes[5] (40 BC – June 26, 4 AD[3]) was king of Media Atropatene who ruled sometime from 28 BC to 20 BC until 4[1] and was appointed by the Roman emperor Augustus[2] to serve as a Roman client king of Armenia[6] from 2 AD until 4.[7]

  1. ^ a b Swan, The Augustan Succession: An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio’s Roman History, Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14), p.114
  2. ^ a b Bunson, Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire, p.36
  3. ^ a b A Chronology of the Roman Empire, p.365
  4. ^ "AZERBAIJAN iii. Pre-Islamic History – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org. Retrieved Feb 13, 2019.
  5. ^ Res Gestae Divi Augusti, Paragraphs 27 & 33
  6. ^ Swan, The Augustan Succession: An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio’s Roman History, Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14), p.p.114-115
  7. ^ "Ptolemaic Genealogy: Affiliated Lines, Descendant Lines". Retrieved Feb 13, 2019.