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Greek Kingdom of Cappadocia, Ariarathes IX Eusebes Philopator 101-86 BC
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΑΡΑΘΟΥ ΕΥΣΕΒΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ
Some decades before the present coin was struck, under the reign of the child-king Ariarathes VI [130-116 BC], the Kingdom of Cappadocia had fallen under the sway of the neighbouring Kingdom of Pontos. The young king's maternal uncle Mithradates V of Pontus attempted to assert control over Cappadocia by marrying his first daughter Laodike to Ariarathes.
We must assume that the influence Laodike was able to assert over her husband was insufficient to turn Cappadocia into a reliable satellite of Pontos, or that her hold over him diminished as he grew older; thus when Mithradates VI succeeded his father to the...
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Kingdom of Cappadocia – Ariarathes IX Eusebes Philopator 101-86 BC
Greek Kingdom of Cappadocia, Ariarathes IX Eusebes Philopator 101-86 BC ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΙΑΡΑΘΟΥ ΕΥΣΕΒΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ Some decades before the present coin was struck, under the reign of the child-king Ariarathes VI [130-116 BC], the Kingdom of Cappadocia had fallen under the sway of the neighbouring...