- Zariadres
Zariadres was a King of Sophene.
In
201 BC Antiochus III the Great conquers Greater Armenia and Sophene with his Armenian generals(strategoi ) Artaxias andZariadres . Antiochus appointed Zariadres as satrap of Sophene. Following the defeat of Antiochus by the Romans at theBattle of Magnesia in190 BC , Artaxias and Zariadres revolted and, with Roman consent, began to reign autonomously; Artaxias overGreater Armenia and Zariadres overSophene . Navbox
name= Kingdom of Sophene
title =Kingdom of Sophene
list1 =Ancestor: Orontids Capital:Samosata , thenArsamosata
Dynasty:Sames (ca. 260 B.C.) ••Arsames I (ca. 240 B.C.) ••Arsames II (ca. 230 B.C.) •• Xerxes (ca. 220 B.C.) ••Abdissares (ca. 210 B.C.) ••Zariadres (ca. 190 B.C.) ••Morphilig (ca. 150 B.C.) ••Artanes (ca. 110 B.C.) ••
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Iranian mythology , Zariadres was the younger brother ofHystaspes , and the hero of the celebrated lovestory of "Zariadres and Odatis ".
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