Ariobarzanes (in Greek Aριoβαρζάνης; reigned 266–c. 250 BC) was the second king of Pontus, succeeding his father Mithridates I Ctistes in 266 BC and died in an uncertain date between 258 and 240. He obtained possession of the city of Amastris in Paphlagonia, which was surrendered to him.1 Ariobarzanes and his father sought the assistance of the Gauls, who had come into Asia Minor twelve years before the death of Mithridates, to expel the Egyptians sent by Ptolemy II Philadelphus.2 Ariobarzanes was succeeded by Mithridates II.
| Preceded by Mithridates I |
King of Pontus 266 BC – 250 BC |
Succeeded by Mithridates II |
References
- Hazel, John; Who's who in the Greek world, (1999), "Ariobarzanes"
- Memnon, History of Heracleia, Andrew Smith (translator), (2004)
- Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Ariobarzanes III", Boston, (1867)
Notes
2 Stephanus, Ethnica, s. v. Ancyra
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1867).
