Ariarathes VIII Eusebes Epiphanes (king of Cappadocia, c. 100-c. 95 BC)

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Ariarathes VIII Eusebes Epiphanes ("Pious, God Manifest") claimed the kingship in Cappadocia between c. 100 and 95 BC. This son of Ariarathes VI was invited by the Cappadocians to overthrow the deeply unpopular Ariarathes IX. He raised an army to press his claims to the throne, but was ultimately defeated in battle by Ariarathes IX's father, Mithradates VI of Pontus. Ariarathes VIII then fled Cappadocia and died in exile shortly thereafter.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
H 270 - Eusebeia (Ariarathes VIII), silver, drachms (100-97 BCE)		Silver	3,774 kg

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Ariarathes VIII

TypeType of authority. ᵖ	Person
Nomisma IDNomisma ID	ariarathes_viii
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Ariarathes_VIII_of_Cappadocia http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1266634 https://www.freebase.com/m/0cflq3

Literature

• Mørkholm 1968 (1 mentions)
• Sear II (1 mentions)
• RQEMH (1 mentions)
• HGC 7 (1 mentions)