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Ariarathes X, surnamed ''Eusebes Philadelphos'', "Pious, brother-loving" ( grc, Ἀριαράθης Εὐσεβής Φιλάδελφος, Ariaráthēs Eusebḗs Philádelphos), was the king of
Cappadocia
Cappadocia or Capadocia (; tr, Kapadokya), is a historical region in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It largely is in the provinces Nevşehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, Kırşehir, Sivas and Niğde.
According to Herodotus, in the time of the Ionian Revo ...
from c. 42 BC to 36 BC. He was of
Persian
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and
Greek
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ancestry. His father was King
Ariobarzanes II of Cappadocia
Ariobarzanes II, surnamed ''Philopator'', "father-loving", ( grc, Ἀριοβαρζάνης Φιλοπάτωρ, Ariobarzánēs Philopátōr), was the king of Cappadocia from c. 63 BC or 62 BC to c. 51 BC. He was the son of King Ariobarz ...
and his mother was Queen
Athenais. He became king after his brother
Ariobarzanes III Philoromaios was killed. His rule did not last long as
Mark Antony
Marcus Antonius (14 January 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autoc ...
of Rome removed and executed him, replacing him with Sisines, who became
Archelaus of Cappadocia
Archelaus ( el, Ἀρχέλαος; fl. 1st century BC and 1st century, died 17 AD) was a Roman client prince and the last king of Cappadocia.
Family and early life
Archelaus was a Cappadocian Greek nobleman. His full name was ''Archelaus Sisin ...
.
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Kings of Cappadocia
36 BC deaths
People executed by the Roman Republic
1st-century BC rulers in Asia
Roman client rulers
1st-century BC executions
Year of birth unknown
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