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Ariamnes
Background
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]Preceded byDatamesSucceeded byAriarathesSources
Primary Sources
Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca, xxxi. 3
Secondary Sources
Hazel, John; Who's Who in the Greek World, "Ariamnes I" (1999)
Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Ariamnes I", Boston (1867)