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Ariarathes II of Cappadocia

350 BC - 280 BC

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Ariarathes II (Ancient Greek: Ἀριαράθης, Ariaráthēs; ruled 301–280 BC), satrap and king of Cappadocia, son of Holophernes, fled into Armenia after the death of his uncle and adopted father Ariarathes I, ruler of Cappadocia. After the death of Eumenes he recovered Cappadocia with the assistance of Ardoates, the Armenian king, and killed Amyntas, the Macedonian satrap, in 301 BC, but was forced to accept Seleucid suzerainty. He was succeeded by Ariaramnes, the eldest of his three sons. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ariarathes II of Cappadocia is the 12,262nd most popular politician (down from 11,295th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Armenia (down from 43rd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Armenian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ariarathes II of Cappadocia ranks 12,262 out of 19,576. Before him are Walery Antoni Wróblewski, Hovik Abrahamyan, Adolf III of Holstein, Soga no Iruka, Miklós Bánffy, and Todor Burmov. After him are Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Ekaterina Maximova, Charles Rivière-Hérard, Nabu-mukin-zeri, Marco I Sanudo, and José María Guido.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 350 BC, Ariarathes II of Cappadocia ranks 29. Before him are Cersobleptes, Alcetas II of Epirus, Audata, Antigenes, Arsinoe of Macedon, and Publius Valerius Laevinus. After him are Antigone of Epirus, Eudamidas II, Echion, Gaius Marcius Rutilus, and Asander. Among people deceased in 280 BC, Ariarathes II of Cappadocia ranks 4. Before him are Herophilos, Chares of Lindos, and Lycophron.

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In Armenia

Among people born in Armenia, Ariarathes II of Cappadocia ranks 48 out of 163. Before him are Eznik of Kolb (380), Vazgen Sargsyan (1959), Artavazd Peleshyan (1938), Hamo Beknazarian (1891), Vardan Areveltsi (1198), and Hovik Abrahamyan (1959). After him are Shavarsh Karapetyan (1953), Tatevik Sazandaryan (1916), Ghazar Parpetsi (442), Sergey Merkurov (1881), Shavo Odadjian (1974), and Nicholas Adontz (1871).

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Among POLITICIANS In Armenia

Among politicians born in Armenia, Ariarathes II of Cappadocia ranks 21. Before him are Karen Demirchyan (1932), Ashot II of Armenia (849), Vazgen Manukyan (1946), Tigran Sargsyan (1962), Vazgen Sargsyan (1959), and Hovik Abrahamyan (1959). After him are Shavarsh Karapetyan (1953), Paruyr Hayrikyan (1949), Hrant Shahinyan (1923), Aram Sargsyan (1961), Eduard Nalbandyan (1956), and Alen Simonyan (1980).

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