Ariobarzanes I of Media Atropatene,Commagene Genealogy Notes at Rootsweb also known as Ariobarzanes I of Media,Encyclopaedia Iranica - Artavasdes Ariobarzanes of Atropatene,Azerbaijan iii. Pre-Islamic History, Atropates, Persian satrap of Media, made himself independent in 321 B.C. Thereafter Greek and Latin writers named the territory as Media Atropatene or, less frequently, Media Minor: Parthian period Ariobarzanes ICommagene Genealogy Notes at Rootsweb and AriobarzanesAzerbaijan iii. Pre-Islamic History, Atropates, Persian satrap of Media, made himself independent in 321 B.C. Thereafter Greek and Latin writers named the territory as Media Atropatene or, less frequently, Media Minor: Parthian period (flourished 1st century BC, ruled from 65 BC until 56 BCCommagene Genealogy Notes at Rootsweb) was king of Media Atropatene.Azerbaijan iii. Pre-Islamic History, Atropates, Persian satrap of Media, made himself independent in 321 B.C. Thereafter Greek and Latin writers named the territory as Media Atropatene or, less frequently, Media Minor: Parthian periodEncyclopaedia Iranica - Artavasdes
Ariobarzanes I was a monarch of Median and possibly of Armenian, Greek descent. According to modern genealogies, Ariobarzanes I was a son of a previous ruling King Mithridates I and a daughter of the Armenian King Tigranes the Great and his wife, Cleopatra of Pontus,Cassius Dio, 36.14 which can explain the claims of Mithridates I’s descendants to the Armenian kingship in opposition to the lasting ruling monarchs of the Artaxiad dynasty. Another possibility in linking Ariobarzanes I as a son born to Mithridates I and his wife is through his name. The name Ariobarzanes is a name of Iranian origin.Encyclopaedia Iranica – Ariobarzanes There were Persian satraps who bore this name as did some of the ancestors of Cleopatra, daughter of King Mithridates VI of Pontus and his sister-wife Laodice.Mayor, The Poison King: the life and legend of Mithradates, Rome’s deadliest enemy p.p.114&138
Little is known on the life of Ariobarzanes I. Ariobarzanes I appeared to have succeeded Darius I as king of Media Atropatene in 65 BC,Azerbaijan iii. Pre-Islamic History, Atropates, Persian satrap of Media, made himself independent in 321 B.C. Thereafter Greek and Latin writers named the territory as Media Atropatene or, less frequently, Media Minor: Parthian period whom appeared to have a short reign.Settipani on Baldwin on the Commagenian DFA Link Part 2 of 3 Ariobarzanes I and Darius I were related as they may have been brothers.Settipani on Baldwin on the Commagenian DFA Link Part 2 of 3 Although Ariobarzanes I ruled from 65 BC til 56 BC,Commagene Genealogy Notes at Rootsweb his reign in the time-scale would appear to preclude the short reign of Darius I and shows that he came to the throne sometime before 59 BC.Azerbaijan iii. Pre-Islamic History, Atropates, Persian satrap of Media, made himself independent in 321 B.C. Thereafter Greek and Latin writers named the territory as Media Atropatene or, less frequently, Media Minor: Parthian period
Little is known on the reign of Ariobarzanes I. He appeared to have died in 56 BC, as he was succeeded by his son Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene.Encyclopaedia Iranica - Artavasdes His son from an unnamed wife, was born before 59 BC.Encyclopaedia Iranica - Artavasdes
In Rome, two Epitaph inscriptions have been found bearing the name of Artavasdes. The Epitaphs are probably of the son and the grandson of a Median Atropatenian king called Ariobarzanes.Azerbaijan iii. Pre-Islamic History, Atropates, Persian satrap of Media, made himself independent in 321 B.C. Thereafter Greek and Latin writers named the territory as Media Atropatene or, less frequently, Media Minor: Parthian period However it is uncertain, if the Ariobarzanes refers to Ariobarzanes I or his grandson Ariobarzanes II.Azerbaijan iii. Pre-Islamic History, Atropates, Persian satrap of Media, made himself independent in 321 B.C. Thereafter Greek and Latin writers named the territory as Media Atropatene or, less frequently, Media Minor: Parthian period Ariobarzanes I is mentioned in paragraph 33 of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti.
References
Sources Res Gestae Divi Augusti, 1st century
A. Mayor, The Poison King: the life and legend of Mithradates, Rome’s deadliest enemy, Princeton University Press, 2009 Commagene Genealogy Notes at Rootsweb Settipani on Baldwin on the Commagenian DFA Link Part 2 of 3 Encyclopaedia Iranica – Ariobarzanes Encyclopaedia Iranica - Artavasdes Azerbaijan iii. Pre-Islamic History, Atropates, Persian satrap of Media, made himself independent in 321 B.C. Thereafter Greek and Latin writers named the territory as Media Atropatene or, less frequently, Media Minor: Parthian period