Ariamnes

For the spider genus, see Ariamnes (spider). For the ruler of Cappadocia from 280 BC, see Ariamnes of Cappadocia.

Ariamnes I (Ancient Greek: Ἀριάμνης Ariámnēs; fl. 4th century BC; ruled 362–330 BC) was satrap of Cappadocia under Persian suzerainty. Son of Datames and father of Ariarathes I and his brother Orophernes (Holophernes), Diodorus tells us that he governed fifty years.[1]

Notes

  1. Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca, xxxi. 3

References

Preceded by
Datames
Satrap of Cappadocia Succeeded by
Ariarathes
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