Ariobarzanes ( , from , literally 'exalting the

Aryans ''Aryan'' (), or ''Arya'' (borrowed from Sanskrit ''ārya''),Oxford English Dictionary Online 2024, s.v. ''Aryan'' (adj. & n.); ''Arya'' (n.)''.'' is a term originating from the ethno-cultural self-designation of the Indo-Iranians. It stood i ...

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Elamite Elamite, also known as Hatamtite and formerly as Scythic, Median, Amardian, Anshanian and Susian, is an extinct language that was spoken by the ancient Elamites. It was recorded in what is now southwestern Iran from 2600 BC to 330 BC. Elamite i ...

: ''Har-ri-pir-tan''; in ''Arya-barzā̆n'') is a male given name.

Persian satraps

* Ariobarzanes of Phrygia (fl. 407 BC – 362 BC), Persian satrap of Phrygia who led an unsuccessful revolt against the King Artaxerxes II * Ariobarzanes, Satrap of Persis (fl. 368 BC – 330 BC), Persian satrap of Persis who fought against Alexander the Great at the Battle of the Persian Gate as Alexander's forces were making their way to Persepolis in 330 BC

Kings or satraps of the Mithridatic dynasty that ruled Pontus

* Ariobarzanes of Phrygia, the first known member of the family * Ariobarzanes II of Cius (died 337 BC) *

Ariobarzanes of Pontus Ariobarzanes (Greek: Ἀριoβαρζάνης; reigned 266 BC – c. 250 BC) was the second king of Pontus, succeeding his father Mithridates I Ctistes in 266 BC. He died in an uncertain date between 258 and 240 BC. He obtained possession of the ...

(died 250 BC), son of Mithridates I Ctistes and second king of Pontus

Kings of Cappadocia

Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia Ariobarzanes I (), surnamed Philoromaios (, "Friend to the Romans"), was the first Ariobarzanid king of Cappadocia from 95 BC to 63/62 BC. Ariobarzanes I was a Cappadocian nobleman of obscure origins who was of Persian descent. Name "Ariobarza ...

, king of Cappadocia from 93 BC to ca. 63 or 62 BC *

Ariobarzanes II of Cappadocia Ariobarzanes II, surnamed ''Philopator'', "father-loving", (, Ariobarzánēs Philopátōr), was the king of Cappadocia from c. 63 BC or 62 BC to c. 51 BC. He was the son of King Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia and his wife Queen Athenais P ...

, son and successor of Ariobarzanes I, murdered some time before 51 BC *

Ariobarzanes III of Cappadocia Ariobarzanes III, surnamed ''Eusebes Philorhomaios'', "Pious and Friend of the Romans" (, Ariobarzánēs Eusebḗs Philorōmaíos), was the king of Cappadocia from ca. 51 BC until 42 BC. He was of Persian and Greek ancestry. The Roman Senate agre ...

, son and successor of Ariobarzanes II, who ruled from ca. 51 BC until his execution in 42 BC

Kings and monarchs of Media Atropatene and Armenia

Ariobarzanes I of Media Atropatene Ariobarzanes ( , from , literally 'exalting the Aryans'; in Elamite: ''Har-ri-pir-tan''; in ''Arya-barzā̆n'') is a male given name. Persian satraps * Ariobarzanes of Phrygia (fl. 407 BC – 362 BC), Persian satrap of Phrygia who led an unsucces ...

, ruled from 65 BC to 56 BC, father and predecessor of

Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene Artavasdes is the Hellenized form of the Iranian name . Variant renderings in Greek include (), (), and (); in Armenian (); and in Latin or . Artavasdes' name is the Latin attestation of an Old Iranian name *Ṛtavazdah-, identical to the Ave ...

Ariobarzanes II of Atropatene Ariobarzanes II of AtropateneSwan, ''The Augustan Succession: An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio’s Roman History, Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14)'', p.114 also known as Ariobarzanes of Media;Bunson, ''Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire'', p.36 A ...

, grandson of Ariobarzanes I, king of Media Atropatene from 20 BC to 8 BC, and king of Armenia from 2 BC to AD 4 * Gaius Julius Ariobarzanes I (flourished second half of 1st century BC & first half of 1st century), son of Ariobarzanes II and grandson of Artavasdes I * Gaius Julius Ariobarzanes II, possible son of Gaius Julius Ariobarzanes I and possible grandson of Ariobarzanes II of Atropatene {{given name