Ariamnes I ( grc, Ἀριάμνης ''Ariámnēs''; fl. 4th century BC; ruled 362–350 BC) was

satrap A satrap () was a governor of the provinces of the ancient Median and Achaemenid Empires and in several of their successors, such as in the Sasanian Empire and the Hellenistic empires. The satrap served as viceroy to the king, though with consid ...

of Cappadocia under Persian suzerainty. Son of Datames and father of Ariarathes I and his brother Orophernes (Holophernes), Diodorus states that Ariamnes governed fifty years although it is unclear how this could be correct given the dates that his father Datames (ruled 385-362 BC) and his son Ariarathes I (ruled 350-331 BC) were satraps of Cappadocia.

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* Hazel, John; ''Who's Who in the Greek World'', "Ariamnes I" (1999) * Smith, William (editor); '' Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology''
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Boston (1867) * Achaemenid satraps of Cappadocia 4th-century BC rulers {{AncientNearEast-bio-stub