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Artabanus II

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Artabanus II

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Also known as Artabanus II of Parthia

King of Kings of the Parthian Empire (r. 12 AD - 38/41 AD)

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It is catalogued under topics including 1st-century BC births, 1st-century Iranian people and 1st-century Parthian monarchs.

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Key facts

Reign
???–12 AD
Predecessor
Artavasdes II
Successor
Vonones II
Born
30–25 BC, Dahistan
Died
38/41 AD
Issue
Arsaces I , Orodes , Vardanes I , Artabanus, Gotarzes II (adopted)
Dynasty
Arsacid dynasty
Father
Dahae or Atropatid prince
Mother
unnamed daughter of Phraates IV
Religion
Zoroastrianism

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Commons category
Artabanos II of Parthia
date of death
0038-01-01
date of birth
0100-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

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 throne, 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. Artabanus' efforts to replace Vonones I with his son were blocked by the Romans, who eventually reached an agreement with the Parthians to appoint Artaxias III the new king of Armenia and renounce their support of Vonones I.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Artabanus II” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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