person
Ariarathes
also: Ariarathes, Ariarathe
Brother of King Ariobarzanes III of Cappadocia; in 51 BC he disclosed to Cicero that he had been approached to seize the throne but refused while his brother lived (Fam. 15.2). Later reigned as Ariarathes X.
Reading notes
- Ad Familiares 15.2 §6 his brother Ariarathes
The younger brother who revealed he had been sounded out to seize the throne but refused while Ariobarzanes lived; he later reigned as Ariarathes X.