Ariarathes IV, surnamed ''Eusebes'', "the Pious", ( grc, Ἀριαράθης Εὐσεβής, Ariaráthēs Eusebḗs), was the king of

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in 220–163 BC.

Early life

Ariarathes IV was the son of the

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Ariarathes III and his Macedonian Greek wife Stratonice. He was a child at his accession, and reigned for about 57 years. He married his cousin

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, the daughter of

Antiochus III the Great Antiochus III the Great (; grc-gre, Ἀντίoχoς Μέγας ; c. 2413 July 187 BC) was a Greek Hellenistic king and the 6th ruler of the Seleucid Empire, reigning from 222 to 187 BC. He ruled over the region of Syria and large parts of the res ...

, king of Syria, and

Laodice III Laodice III (Greek: Λαοδίκη) also known as Laodika, was a princess of Pontus and a Seleucid queen. She was regent for her first born son, Antiochus, during the Anabase expedition of her husband, Antiochus III the Great, between 212 and 206 ...

, and, in consequence of this alliance, assisted Antiochus in his war against the

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. After the defeat of Antiochus by the Romans in 190 BC, Ariarathes sued for peace in 188, which he obtained on favourable terms, as his daughter, Stratonice, was about that time betrothed to

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, king of

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, whom she later married, and became an ally of the Romans. In 183–179 , he assisted Eumenes in his war against Pharnaces,

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. Polybius mentions that a Roman embassy was sent to Ariarathes after the death of the Seleucid

Antiochus IV Epiphanes Antiochus IV Epiphanes (; grc, Ἀντίοχος ὁ Ἐπιφανής, ''Antíochos ho Epiphanḗs'', "God Manifest"; c. 215 BC – November/December 164 BC) was a Greek Hellenistic king who ruled the Seleucid Empire from 175 BC until his dea ...

, who died 164. Antiochis, the wife of Ariarathes, is said to have at first borne him no children, and accordingly substituted two surrogates, who were called Ariarathes and Orophernes. Subsequently, however, it was said that she actually bore her husband two daughters and a son, who was named Mithridates, and afterwards became

Ariarathes V Ariarathes V Eusebes Philopator ( grc-gre, Ἀριαράθης Εὐσεβής Φιλοπάτωρ; reigned 163–130 BC) was a son of the preceding king Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia and queen Antiochis. He was distinguished by his contemporaries ...

, and then she informed Ariarathes of the deceit she had practiced upon him. The two surrogates were in consequence sent away from Cappadocia, one to

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, the other to Ionia.

Notes

References

*Appian,
The foreign wars
', Horace White (translator), New York, (1899) *Hazel, John; ''Who's Who in the Greek World'', "Ariarathes IV", (1999) *Head, Barclay; ''Historia Numorum''
"Cappadocia"
(1911) *

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;
Epitome of Pompeius Trogus
', John Selby Watson (translator);

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, (1886) *

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; '' Ab urbe condita'', Canon Roberts (translator); New York, (1905) *Polybius;
Histories
', Evelyn S. Shuckburgh (translator);

- New York, (1889) * Settipani, Christian ''Les Ancêtres de Charlemagne'' (France: Éditions Christian, 1989). {{DEFAULTSORT:Ariarathes 04 Of Cappadocia Kings of Cappadocia 3rd-century BC births 2nd-century BC rulers in Asia 3rd-century BC rulers 2nd-century BC deaths Ariarathid dynasty