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Archelaus ( Greek: Ἀρχέλαος; fl. 1st century BC and 1st century, died 17 AD) was a Roman client prince and the last king of Cappadocia. He was also husband of Pythodorida, Queen regnant of Pontus . Family and early life. Archelaus was a Cappadocian Greek nobleman. [1] [2] His full name was Archelaus Sisines. [3] .
- 36 BC – 17 AD
- Glaphyra
- Archelaus II
- an Armenian princess, Pythodorida of Pontus
Archelaus (died ad 17) was the last king of Cappadocia (reigned 36 bc – c. ad 17), a Roman client during the late republic and the early empire. Although granted the kingdom by Mark Antony, Archelaus retained his crown by making peace with Octavian (later the emperor Augustus) after Antony’s defeat at the Battle of Actium (31 bc ).
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Aug 10, 2020 · Archelaus (36 BCE - 17 CE): high priest of Comana, last king of Cappadocia. Relatives. Archelaus. Son of Archelaus and Glaphyra. Successor of Ariarathes IX Philadelphus. Married to queen Pythodoris of Pontus. Main deeds. 42: Gaius Cassius Longinus replaces Ariobarzanes with his brother Ariarathes IX Philadelphus.
This study delves into Herod's role as a member of Rome's client network, as it existed in the last decades of the 1st century BCE, comparing and contrasting his activities in relation to two other prominent client kings, Archelaus Philopatris of Cappadocia and Juba II of Mauretania.
- David M. Jacobson
- 2001
Jun 27, 2018 · Archelaus, the last Cappadocian king, gave his daughter Glaphyra in marriage to Alexander, the son of Herod (Jos., Ant, 16:11); Agrippa and Herod traveled to Cappadocia together ( ibid., 16:23), and Archelaus visited Herod in order to reconcile him with Alexander ( ibid., 16:261–69).
Archelaus II was a Cappadocian Greek nobleman. He was the son and namesake of the Roman Client Ruler and High Priest of Comana, Cappadocia, Archelaus I by an unnamed Greek woman. He also had an unnamed sister and his paternal uncle was the Pontic soldier Diogenes, who served in the army of King Mithridates VI of Pontus.
Dec 22, 2015 · Simon Hornblower. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.680. Published online: 22 December 2015. Extract. Great-grandson of *Archelaus (3), last king of *Cappadocia from 36 bce when M. *Antonius (2) (Mark Antony) installed him. Augustus not only continued him in his kingdom but apparently saved him from a pretender (Val. Max. 9. 15.
