Ariaramnes

king of Cappadocia

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The provided search results discuss two individuals named Ariaramnes, who were rulers in ancient Anatolia. It is important to distinguish between them as they lived in different periods and held different titles.

The first Ariaramnes, who flourished in the 7th century BCE, was an early Achaemenid king of Persia. He ruled over Persis and, due to a campaign by the Medes, became a vassal of Media. An important gold tablet from his reign is the first historical inscription in Old Persian from Achaemenid times.1

The second Ariaramnes was a Cappadocian leader who reigned around 250–225 BCE. He carved out an independent kingdom in Cappadocia by incorporating territories of other local dynasts.2

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The Cappadocian leader Ariaramnes (c. 250–225) carved out a kingdom by incorporating into his own possessions the territory of other local dynasts. Pergamum, originally a mountain fortress, eventually became an important continental power through the careful maneuvering of its rulers, Philetaerus (282–263) and later his nephew Eumenes I…
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The Cappadocian leader Ariaramnes (c. 250–225) carved out a kingdom by incorporating into his own possessions the territory of other local dynasts. Pergamum, originally a mountain fortress, eventually became an important continental power through the careful maneuvering of its rulers, Philetaerus (282–263) and later his nephew Eumenes I…
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