Ariarathes III

Ariarathes III (c.255-220): king of Cappadocia.

Son of Ariaramnes
Married to: Stratonice III (daughter of Antiochus I Soter and Stratonice I)
Children: Ariarathes IV Eusebes

Successor of: Ariaramnes

Main deeds:

c.257 marriage to Stratonice III (daughter of Antiochus I Soter and Stratonice I)
c.255 made co-ruler by his father
Was the first Cappadocian ruler to proclaim himself king

Succeeded by: Ariarathes IV Eusebes

Literature

O.L. Gabelko & Yu.N. Kuzmin, "Matrimonial Policy of Demetrius II of Macedonia. New Solutions of Old Problems", in: Vestnik drevnej istorii 264 (2008) 141-164

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