Vonones I

Vonones I
King of Kings
Tetradrachm of Vonones I, Seleucia mint
King of the Parthian Empire
Reign8–12
PredecessorOrodes III
SuccessorArtabanus II
King of Armenia
Reign12–18
PredecessorTigranes V and Erato
SuccessorArtaxias III
Died19
Cilicia
(modern-day Turkey)
IssueMeherdates
DynastyArsacid dynasty
FatherPhraates IV
MotherScythian princess (?)
ReligionZoroastrianism

Vonones I (ΟΝΩΝΗΣ Onōnēs on his coins) was an Arsacid prince, who ruled as King of Kings of Parthian Empire from 8 to 12, and subsequently as king of Armenia from 12 to 18. He was the eldest son of Phraates IV (r. 37–2 BC) and was sent to Rome as a hostage in 10/9 BC in order to prevent conflict over the succession of Phraates IV's youngest son, Phraataces.