Zariadres I, King of Sophene: Roy Family Genealogy

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Generation: 1

Zariadres I, King of Sophene (son of Xerxes I and Antiochis of Syria); died in 190 BCE.

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History: birth to death

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Name:

History:
He was the first Strategos of Sophene.

About 200 BCE, he was crowned the King of Sophene.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Artaxias I, King of Armenia died in 159 BCE.

Generation: 2

2. Xerxes I (son of Arsames I).
Xerxes married Antiochis of Syria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3.
Antiochis of Syria (daughter of Antiochus III Megas, Basileus of the Seleucid Empire and Laodice III).
Children:

1. Zariadres I, King of Sophene died in 190 BCE.

Generation: 3

4.
Arsames I (son of Samos I).
Children:

2. Xerxes I

Antiochus III Megas, Basileus of the Seleucid Empire was born in 242 BCE (son of Seleucus II Callinius, King of Syria and Laodice II); died in 187 BCE.

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History: birth to death

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History:
In 220, he was crowned the King of Syria.

In 220 BCE, he suppressed the revolts in Media and Persia. Then he recovered Armenia and successfully invaded Parthia, Media, and Bactria between 21 and 205 BCE. He was defeated by the Rome at the Battle of Magnesia in 189 BCE.

Died:
He was murdered.

Antiochus married Laodice III. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Laodice III (daughter of Mithradates II, King of Pontus and Laodice II).

Children:

Antiochus, Crown Prince was born in 221 BCE; died in 193 BCE.
Seleucus IV Philopator, Basileus of the Seleucid Empire
Ardys
Laodice IV, Queen of the Seleucid Empire was born in 223 BCE in Syria; died about 162 BCE in Syria.
Cleopatra I
3. Antiochis of Syria
Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Basileus of the Seleucid Empire was born about 215 BCE; died between Nov 164 and Dec 164 BCE in Tabae (now Tavas, Turkey) Syria.

Generation: 4

8.
Samos I (son of Araondes III).
Children:

4. Arsames I

12.

Seleucus II Callinius, King of Syria was born in 265 BCE (son of Antiochus II Theos, King of Syria and Laodice I); died in 226 BCE.

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History:
In 246 BCE, he was crowned the King of Syria.

He was put on the throne by his mother. In 246 BCE, he made war on Ptolemy III Euergates, but was defeated. He was forced to give Asia Minor to his brother, Antiochus Hierax. Later he lost Parthia to the Arcasid dynasty.

Seleucus married Laodice II. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.
Laodice II (daughter of General Andromachus).
Children:

6. Antiochus III Megas, Basileus of the Seleucid Empire was born in 242 BCE; died in 187 BCE.

14.

Mithradates II, King of Pontus was born about 260 BCE (son of Ariobarzares, King of Pontus); died in 220 BCE.

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History: birth to death

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History:
In 250 BCE, he was crowned the King of Pontus.

Mithradates married Laodice II. Laodice (daughter of Antiochus II Theos, King of Syria and Laodice I) was born in 260 BCE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

15.
Laodice II was born in 260 BCE (daughter of Antiochus II Theos, King of Syria and Laodice I).
Children:

Mithradates III, King of Pontus died in 190 BCE.

7. Laodice III