The Ariarathid dynasty was a hereditary dynasty of Iranian origin.[1]

Ariarathid
CountryCappadocia
Founded331 BC
Current headExtinct
Final rulerAriarathes IX
Dissolution96 BC

Kings of Cappadocia

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References

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  1. ^ McGing 2012, p. 151; Weiskopf 1990, pp. 780–786; Shahbazi 1986, pp. 410–411; Boyce & Grenet 1991, pp. 266–267, 281; Mørkholm 1991, p. 96.

Sources

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