Arsames II

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Other people". Template:Infobox royalty Arsames II was the King of Armenian[1] kingdom of Sophene, the son of Arsames I.

Arsames II reigned from 230–220 BCE and offered asylum to Antiochus Hierax, the rebellious brother of the Seleucid king, Seleucus II.[2]

Cyril Toumanoff considered Arsames II to be the same person as Arsames I.[3]

References

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  1. The Cambridge History of Iran, vol 3, part 1. Page 512
  2. The British Museum "Arsames II":

    230BC-220BC (ruled) ... King of Sophene, son/successor of Arsames I. Arsames II offered asylum to Antiochus Hierax, the rebellious brother of the Seleucid king, Seleucus II.

  3. Cyril Toumanoff «Studies in Christian Caucasian History», pages 281-282. Georgetown University Press, 1963

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