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Artabanus II of Parthia

100 BC - 38

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Artabanus II (also spelled Artabanos II or Ardawan II; Parthian: 𐭍𐭐𐭕𐭓 Ardawān), incorrectly known in older scholarship as Artabanus III, was King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 12 to 38/41 AD, with a one-year interruption. He was the nephew and successor of Vonones I (r. 8–12). His father has been variously identified as a Dahae or Atropatid prince, whilst his mother was a daughter of the Parthian King of Kings Phraates IV (r. 37–2 BC). Before his ascension to the Parthian crown, Artabanus had ruled as king of Media Atropatene, which later served as his base of attacks against the Roman-supported Parthian king Vonones I. Artabanus eventually defeated Vonones I, who fled to Armenia and became its king. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Artabanus II of Parthia is the 2,538th most popular politician (up from 7,377th in 2019). (up from 1,289th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Artabanus II of Parthia ranks 2,538 out of 19,576Before him are Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, John VII Palaiologos, Bernardo O'Higgins, Abdul Halim Khaddam, Andronikos IV Palaiologos, and Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst. After him are Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg, Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria, Wen Jiabao, Soong Mei-ling, Himiko, and Tiglath-Pileser I.

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Among people born in 100 BC, Artabanus II of Parthia ranks 19Before him are Cornelius Nepos, Cleopatra V of Egypt, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica, Gamaliel, Andronicus of Rhodes, and Zebedee. After him are Titus Labienus, Antigonus II Mattathias, Aulus Plautius, Valerius Maximus, Vonones I, and Artavasdes II of Armenia. Among people deceased in 38, Artabanus II of Parthia ranks 2Before him is Pontius Pilate. After him are Julia Drusilla, Tiberius Gemellus, Naevius Sutorius Macro, and Pythodorida of Pontus.

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