Gens:

ARSACID DYNASTY OF PARTHIA AND ARMENIA

Created:

20th November 2014

Update:

17th October 2021

Notes:

Unfortunately no Parthian inscriptions with complete genealogies exist, so any genealogy is based on limited texts, cuneiform records and numismatic evidence (coinage).

There are several variants and the connection of some kings is very conjectural. Also many regnal dates are uncertain. Numbering of kings also uncertain.

All the Parthian kings of the Arsacid dynasty took the name Arsaces after the founder, giving rise to some confusion.

My main pupose to include this stemma is to illuminate the dynastic connections to the other Eastern royal houses and not to document the many variants, therefore I have made a choice

based on "Brill's Chronologies" and Sullivan's stemma, now updated with Assar's analysis.

AE = Arsacid Era, beginning 14/15 April 247 BC

For some reason the many kings named Phraates do not have separate entries in the Realencyclopädie.

Note confusion between Meherdates (revolted 116), Mithridates IV of Parthia (king until 147) and Mithridates king of of Armenia 72/76.

Literature

Assar, Gholamreza F.:" A Revised Parthian Chronology of the Period 165-91 B.C.", in Electrum, vol. 11, 2006, pp. 87–158.

Assar, Gholamreza F.: "A Revised Parthian Chronology of the Period 91-55 B.C.", in Parthica vol. 8, 2006, pp. 55–104

Assar, Gholamreza F.: "Arsaces IV (c. 170–168 BC) the 1st ‘Missing’ Parthian King", in The International Journal of Ancient Iranian Studies 6.1–2 (2006–2007): p.3–14.

Assar, Gholamreza F.: "Genealogy & Coinage of the Early Parthian Rulers. I", in Parthica vol. 6, 2004, pp. 69–93

Assar, Gholamreza F.: "Genealogy & Coinage of the Early Parthian Rulers. II a revised stemma", in Parthica vol. 7, 2005, pp. 29–63

However I do not understand why Assar accepts Moses of Chorene's number of 26 years' reign for Arsaces II moving his reign from the traditional date of 211/210-190

to 211-185, since he does not accept Moses' other numbers for very long reigns for other kings e.g. 53 years for Arsaces III.

By going for 26 years it just makes it possible (but very unlikely) that Mithradates II was a brother of Mithradates I.

In later articles Assar does not seem to maintain that Mithradates I and II were brothers.

Assar, Gholamreza F.: "Iran under the Arsakids, 247 BC – AD 224/227", in: Nelson, B.R. (ed.), Sunrise Collection, Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster,

London, 2011, p.113–212 (with latest dating of kings) (NOT AVAILABLE TO ME)

Assar, Gholamreza F.: "Moses of Chorene & the Early Parthian Chronology", in Electrum, vol. 11, 2006, pp. 61–86.

Assar, Gholamreza F.: "The Proper Name of the 2nd Parthian Ruler", in Bulletin of Ancient Iranian History, Vol. 4 (March 2008), 1-7. argues that Arsaces II's real name was Artabanus.

Assar, Gholamreza F.: "Some Remarks on the Chronology and Coinage of the Parthian Dark Age", in Electrum Vol.15, 2009, p.195-234

Assar, Gholamreza F.: "Terminal Date of Reign of Mithradates I of Parthia" in Bulletin of Ancient Iranian History, Vol. 2 (September 2006), 1-16 (in Farsi)

translated available on http://www.parthian-empire.com/articles/Terminal-Date-of-Reign-of-Mithradates-I-F.pdf

Assar convincably demonstrates that Mithradates I died in 132 BC and not 138 as previously thought.

Assar, Gholamreza F.: "The Genealogy of the Parthian King Sinatruces (93/2-69/8 BC)", in The Journal of the Classical & Medieval Numismatic Society, Serie 2, Vol. 6, 2005, p.16-33

Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh: "From Mithradat I (c. 171-138 BCE) to Mithradat II (c. 122/1-91 BCE): the Formation of Arsacid Parthian Iconography", in YousefF Moradi:

AfarinNameh - Essays on the Archaeology of Iran in Honour of Mehdi Rahbar, Teheran, 2019, p.25-31 (argues that an inscription says Mithradates II is the son of Phripatius

and brother of Artabanus I, but this seems unlikely for chronological reasons. Also no two Arsacid brothers have the same name as king.)

Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh, Magub, Alexandra, Pendleton, Elizabeth J. and Hopkins, Edward C.D.: "Sylloge Nummorum Parthicorum Volume II: Mithradtes II", Wien, 2020,

(NOT AVAILABLE TO ME), 2nd of 9 volumes

Eder, Walter and Renger, Johannes: "Brill's Chronologies of the Ancient World , New Pauly Names, Dates and Dynasties", New Pauly Supplement I,Leiden, 2007 p.121-122

and p.90-111 (Armenia)

Ellerbrock, Uwe: "The Parthians, the Forgotten Empire", Routledge, Abingdon, England (2021) p.161-165 comparison of Sellwood's king list with that of Assar.

Esbroeck, Michel van: "Le roi Sanatrouk et l’apôtre Thaddée", Revue des Études arméniennes, 9 (1972), p. 241-283 (NOT AVAILABLE TO ME)

Ghashghai, Hamid Reza: "The successors of Mithridates II", Bulletin of Ancient Iranian History (UCLA), vol. 5, March 2009. (ONLY IN FARSI, NOT AVAILABLE TO ME)

Gonnella Robert: "New Evidence for Dating the Reign of Vonones I", in The Numismatic Chronicle Vol. 161, 2001, p.67-73 (his study of coinage shows that Vonones I

was still king by 15 AD and thus ruled 3 years longer than scholars normally assume)

Karras-Klapproth, Margarete: "Prosopographische Studien zur Geschichte des Partherreiches auf der Grundlage antiker literarischer Überlieferung", Dr. Rudolf Habelt

Gmbh., Bonn 1988 (lists all known Parthian notabilities, in many cases updates after 1988 are necessary)

Koshalenko, G.A.: "Genealogy of the First Arsacids", (translated to English from "Genealogia Pervykh Arshakidov" in Istoriya i kultura narodov Srednei Azii:

drevnost i srednie veka, B. G. Gafurov and B.A. Litvinsky, ds., (p. 31-37): Moskva, "Nauka", Glav. red. vostochnoi lit-ry, 1976, tranlation is on www.parthia.com)

(Koshalenko's analysis of a Parthian ostracon of Nisa, dated 157 (= 91 B.C.), confirms the historicity of Arsaces I and II and that Arsaces I's brother Tiridates was not a ruler))

Luther, Andreas: "Zur Genealogie der frühen Partherkönige", in Iranistil, 5. Jahrgang, Heft 1 & 2, 2006-2007, p.39-56 (argues that Phriapatius was a direct grandson of Arsaces I)

Olbrycht, Marek Jan: "The Early Reign of Mithradates II the Great in Parthia", in Anabasis 1 (Studia Classica et Orientalia), 2010, p.144-158 (does not accept Assars proposal

of a king Arsaces X ruling 122-121)

Olbryct, Marek Jan: "The genealogy of Artabanos II (AD 8/9–39/40), King of Parthia", in Miscellanea Anthropologica et Sociologica 2014, 15 (3), p.92–97

(he argues that this king was also of Arsacid descent on his father's side, his father being a prince of the Dahae tribe)

Schottky, Martin.: "Armenische Arsakiden zur Zeit der Antonine, ein Beitrag zur Korrektur der Armenischen Königsliste", in Anabasis 1, 2010, p.208-224

(he prefers Axidares as the father of king Aurelius Pacorus; he disagrees with Toumanoff's view that Chosroes I of Armenia was a brother of the great kings of Parthia)

Schottky, Martin.: "Dunkle Punkte in der armenischen Königsliste", in AMI (Archäologische Mitteilungen aus Iran) 27, 1994, p.225–232 (Tiridates II and his father

Khosroes II of Armenia)

Schottky, Martin, "Parther Meder und Hyrkanier", in Archäologische Mitteilungen aus Iran vol. 24, 1991 p.61-134 (he proposes Gotarzes II to be son of a Gew of Hyrcania,

married to Artabanos II's sister. This Gew, he suggests is a son of Orodes III, who he suggests is a descendent of Gotarzes I. He also suggets that the oddly named

Kinnamos is identical to Gotarzes II) plus stemma of Arsacids attached after p.134

Sellwood, David: "An Introduction to the Coinage of Parthia", 2nd edition, Spink and Son, London, 1980 (basis for dating of Parthian kings) (NOT AVAILABLE TO ME)

Settipani Christian: "Continuité des élites à Byzance durant les siècles obscurs- les princes caucasiens et lempire du VIe au IXe siècle", Paris 2006 p.107-108 (stemma of

Arsacids from Vonones II of Parthia in 51 AD to Artaxias last king of Armenia in 428 AD), p.108-113 (proposed descendants of the Arsacids in Byzantium)

Settipani, Christian: "Nos ancêtres de l'Antiquité ", Paris, 1991 (ebook), p.53-75 (Arsacid dynasty of Armenia) p.75-94 (on the Arsacids of Parthia, stemma p.83, 94 note

they vary greatly from the below stemma; for example Mithridates IV is omitted)

Sinisi, Fabrizio: "Sylloge Nummorum Parthicorum Volume VII: Vologases I – Pacorus II", Wien, 2012 (NOT AVAILABLE TO ME), first of 9 volumes published,

(he shows that Vologases II does not exist, his coins 77-78 belong to his father)

Sullivan, Richard D.: "Near Eastern Royalty and Rome 100-30 BC", University of Toronto Press 1990, sections on Parthia (pp.112-120 and 300-318) with stemma 10 at bookend.

Sullivan, Richard D.: "Thrace in the Eastern Dynastic Network", in Aufstieg und Niedergang der Römischen Welt, Bd.II,8.2, 1977, stemma Parthia at book-end

Toumanoff, Cyrille: "Manuel de Généalogie et de Chronologie pour l’histoire de la Caucasie Chrétienne", Rome : Edizioni Aquila, 1976

(p.73-76 stemma of Arsacid kings of Armenia)

Toumanoff, Cyrille: "Supplément au Manuel de Généalogie et de Chronologie pour l’histoire de la Caucasie Chrétienne", Rome : Edizioni Aquila, 1978

(p.27-29 stemma of Arsacid kings of Armenia)

Toumanoff, C.: "‘The Third-Century Armenian Arsacids. A Chronological and Genealogical Commentary", in Revue des études arméniennes 6, 1969, p.233–281.

Changes

2017.05.05: PIR references updated to reflect PIR2 letter V; RE references added; many articles added; dates and stemma for pre-50BC kings revised based on Assar's articles (IN RED).

2017.10.19: added book by Karras-Klapproth and minor updates.

2021.07.03: added books by Curtis etc, Ellerbrock, Sellwood and Sinisi and articles by Assars (Iran under the Arsakid and Arsaces IV), Curtis, Koshalenko and Olbrycht.

Dating (in black) now follows Sellwood (1980) with later updates. Assar's dating (in red) updated to his 2011 article. Some changes, thus Vologases III now

considered a son of Pacarus II, not Vologases II, who likely does not exist.

2021.10.15: expanded Arsacid kings of Armenia to when monarchy was abolished 428.

2021.10.17: included Arsacid descendants under the Byzantines. Added items by Settipani (Continuite etc) and Esbroeck.

Arsacid Dynasty

Kings of Parthia

not in

RE3

Arsaces I

Tiridates I

crowned leader of Aparni tribe 247

(ruler of Parthia 246-238 ?? and 217-211 ??)

ruler of Parthia c.239/8-211

probably ahistorical as ruler,

founder of the dynasty

not in

Arsaces II (Artabanus I ?)

son

Ruler of Parthia c.211-c.191

Ruler of Parthia 211-185

not in

son

Phriapatius (Arsaces III)

(Phriapites), reigned 15 years,

King of Parthia c.191-c.176

King of Parthia 185-170

1st to be styled Basileus (King)

not in

not in RE

RE21

RE6a

not in RE

RE5

(Arsaces IV) ?

Phraates I (Arsaces V)

Mithradates I (Arsaces VI)

Valarsaces

===

Bagasis (Vagasis)

Artabanus I (II) (Arsaces VIII)

King c.170-c.168

King of Parthia c.176-171

King of Parthia 171-132

RE6a 970

governor of Media

King of Parthia 128/7-124/3

not cetainly attested,

King of Parthia c.168-165/4

King of Parthia c.165/4-132

? King of "Armenia" c.145

and Atropatene c.147

King of Parthia 127-126

a grt grdson of

1st King of Kings by 141?

appointed by

(= "Armenia")

† 124/123 killed in battle

Arsaces I

~ Rinnu, regent 132-131/0

Mithradates I

? King of Parthia 127-126

not in RE

RE1

not in

RE22

sons

Phraates II (Arsaces VII)

Rhodogune

Sinatruces (or Sanatruces) (Arsaces XII)

Artabanus

(Arsaces (IX))

Mithradates II the Great (Arsaces XI)

passed over

* c.146

* c.157/6 thus eldest son

son of Bagasis

(Artabanus III ?)

King of Parthia 124/3-88/87

by their father

King of Parthia c.132-128/7

~ c.139

King of N.Parthia 77/6-70/69

general 120

King of Parthia 126-122

King of Parthia 121-91

as his successor

King of Parthia c.132-127

Demetrius II Nicator

or 78/7-71/0

dismissed by

† 122 killed in battle

attested King of Kings c.111

† 128/7 killed in battle

king of Syria

usurper king at Susa 93/92-88/87

Mithradates II

? And ?

? son of Phriapatius

~ Laodice,sister to

145-125

King of Parthia 93/92–70/69

(Arsaces X ?)

? ~ Aryazate (ment 88), dt of

Antiochus VIII Grypos

(intermittently)

King of Parthia 122-121

Tigranes II King of Armenia 95-55

king of Syria 121-96

~ Ishtar, ment 66 as queen-mother

or Tigranes I King 123-96

or grandson of Phriapatius

not in

not in RE

Darius I

Phraates III (Arsaces XVII)

Gotarzes I (Arsaces XIII)

Mithradates III (Arsaces XIV)

Azate

Siake

Arsaces (XVI?)

of Media Atropatene,

King of Parthia 71/0-58/7

ruled Babylonia from c.110-91

King of Parthia 87-80

ment 88

* c.93/92 personal name not known

King of Parthia c.70 ?

King of North Parthia 70/69-67/6

King of Parthia c.95-90

overthrown by Orodes I

~ brother King

King of Parthia c.80-c.70 (80/79-78/7)

possibly only a local governor

King of Parthia 67/6-58/57

King of Parthia 91-87

† shortly after

Gotarzes I

rebel king 78/7-75 at Susa

† 58/7 murdered by his sons Orodes and Mithradates

~ Ashiabatar, ment 87

or sister to

King of Parthia 75-67/66 ousted by Phraates III

~ Teleonike (Piriwustana)

? ~ Aryazate (ment 88), dt of

~ brother King

rival king 67/66-c.62 until eliminated

Tigranes II King of Armenia 95-55

Mithradates II

~ Piruztana, ment 68

~ Azate, sister

~ Siake, sister

RE23

RE1

not in

not in RE

Mithradates III (or IV) (Arsaces XVIII)

Orodes II

daughter

Orodes I (Arsaces XV)

Ispubarza

Arsaces (XVIII)

governor of Media, King of Parthia 57-54

King of Parthia 58/7-38

or brother of Gotarzes I

ment 80-75

personal name not known

King of Parthia 58/7-55,

killed by his son Phraates IV

~ Tigranes of

King of Parthia c.90-80

~ brother King

King of Parthia 63-60

† 54 exc by Orodes II

1 ~ Laodice, dt of Antiochus I

Armenia

King of Parthia 80-75

Orodes I

~ daughter of Tigranes II

King of Commagene 69-36

expelled

see Armenia

king of Armenia 95-55

2 ~ ignota

~ Ispubarza, sister

RE2

A1162

T236 RE4

RE1

P395 not in RE

M640 RE24

Artavasdes II

Tiridates II (or I)

Pacorus I

Phraates IV

total 30 sons

Mithradates V

* c.59 † 20 BC

not an Arsacid, general,

coruler with father 51-38

King of Parthia 38-3/2 BC

most exc. By

rival King of Parthia 12-9 BC

King of Atropatene a.36 - c.31

rival King of Parthia 32/1-25 BC

general 51 and 40-38

poisoned by wife Musa and their son

Phraates IV

Atropatene ruled by Parthia c.31-20

or c.29-26 BC

† 38 in battle

Phraates V

King of Armenia Minor c.31-20

† p 23 in exile in Roman territory,

~ daughter of

1 to 4 ~ Olennieire, Kleopatra,

~ Athenais, dt of

a possible son or descendent is a

Tigranes II

Baseirta and Bistheibanaps

Antiochus I of Commagene

C. Iulius son of Tiridates, who was a

K. of Armenia 95-55

5 ~ Thea Urania Musa from Italy

king 69-36

decurion of an alae recruited from

co-ruler 2 BC-3/4AD with her son

Parthian deserters

1-4

1-4 eldest son

RE4c

A1044

J44 RE3

not in RE

P394 not in RE

R65 RE1

S515 RE1

P396 not in RE

V994 RE2

S151 RE2

Ariobarzanes II

Iotape

Darius

? ~

daughter

Phraates V

Rhodaspes

Saraspadanes

Phraates

Vonones I

Orodes III

King of Atropatene 20 BC- 6 BC

prince of Atropatene,

(named Phraataces)

† at Rome as

(Seraspadanes)

hostage of Rome 10/9 BC

hostage of Rome 10/9BC

King of Parthia c.3/4-6/7 AD

King of Armenia 2-4 AD

~ Mithridates III

name deduced

youngest son

hostage of Rome

† at Rome as

† 35 AD on way to Parthia to

King of Parthia 8/9 AD-11/12 (or 15)

King of Parthia AD 6-8

Media Atropatene ruled by

King of Commagene

~ Arsacid princess

King of Parthia 2BC-3/4AD

since 10/9BC

hostage of Rome

become a rival king

as Roman candidate, expelled,

murdered

Parthian Kings frrom 6 BC

20 BC - ?

probably dt of Phraates IV

overthrown and killed

since 10/9BC

King of Atropatene 12

an Arsacid of unknown descent

↓

2AD ~ Musa his mother

King of Armenia 12-18

Schottky suggests he was descended

see Armenia

exiled 18 † 19 exc.

from Gotarzes I and father of Gew.

A1155 RE7

V995 RE3

T237 RE5

M443

not in RE

Artabanus II (IV)

daughter

Vonones II

Tiridates III (II)

Meherdates (Mithradates VI)

King of Atropatene 6BC-10/11 AD

King of Atropatene 10/11-51

King of Parthia 35-36

Roman hostage

King of Parthia 10/11 AD-c.40

~ Gew, King of Hyrcania

King of Parthia 51 †

grd son of Phraates IV

attempted rebellion

1 ~ concubine

by one of the hostages.

vs Gotarzes II in 49-50 but

Roman candidate

captured and mutilated

eldest son

fosterson ?

M441

RE3

V259 RE2

A1156 RE8

A1153 RE1

RE Kin 3 not in PIR

D10 RE9

O152 RE3

M453-454

G195 RE1

V940

RE1

P31 RE2

T238 RE6

Megabates

Vardanes I

Artabanus

Arsaces I

Cinnamus

Dareios

Orodes

daughter

Gotarzes II

Vologases I

Pacorus

Tiridates I

King of Parthia

† 39 killed

King of Armenia

(Kinnamos)

Roman

King of Armenia

King of Parthia 38-(51)

or brother of Gotarzes II ?

King of Atropatene 51-c.72

King of Armenia

38-45 (47?)

by Gotarzes II

34-35

King of Parthia 37

hostage

35 and 37-42

ruler of Hyrcania 40-45/7

King of Parthia 51-79/80

53-60 and 63-c.72/75

† murdered

~ ignota

†35 murdered

abdicated,

deposed by

~ Mithradates

King of Parthia 43/44-51

King of Parthia 50-54 58-77

last mention 72

† 39 killed

only ment by Josephus,

Claudius 42

M641 RE28

† 51 adopted son ?

last coins 79

↓

name very odd

satrap

son of Vonones II or

children

Artabanus II

V260

RE2 A371

not in RE

V941 not in RE

P32 RE3

A1157 RE9

O156 RE2

M444 RE25

filius Vardanis

son

Meherdates (Meherdotes)

(Vologases II)

Pacorus II

Artabanus III (V)

Osroes I

Mithridates IV (or VII)

Mithridates

rival King of Parthia 55-58

† 39 killed

† 116

(King of Parthia)

co-King of Parthia 77/8-79

rival King of Parthia 79-81

King of W. Parthia 108/9-127/8

(Meherdates or Meherdotes)

King of Armenia 72/76

king at Seleucia,

attempted uprising

77-80 + 89/90??

King of Parthia 79-108/110

rival King of Parthia 79/80-85

deposed by Rome 116-117

rival king 116-117

~ Awde, sister of

? = Vardanes II, son of

against Trajan

coins 77-78 are really

or King of Parthia 77/8-120

(Sinisi: uncle of Pacorus II)

King of Armenia 90

rival King of Parthia 129-140

Abgar VI of Osrhoene

Vologaeses I ?

? = M444 →

his father's

last mention 115

? or son of Pacorus II

rival King of Parthia 128-147

V942 RE2

E136 RE1

P131 RE1

not in RE

P132 RE1

S171 not in RE

V946 RE4

S169

S170 RE San1

ignotus

Vologases III

Exedares (Axidares)

Parthamasiris

Meredates

daughter

Parthamaspates

Sanatruces II

Vologaeses IV

Unknown King

Sanatruces

King of Parthia 104-108

King of Parthia 105-147/8

King of Armenia

(Mithradates)

Roman

puppet King of Parthia 116-117

rival king of Parthia 116

King of Parthia

rival King of Parthia c.140

king of Armenia c.75-109/110

King of Armenia 117/8-144

110-113 or 112

113-114 or 112-114

King of

prisoner

installed by Imp Trajan

murdered by cousin

147/8-191/2

vs Vologases III

king of Osrhoene 91-109

King of Parthia 111-146

deposed by Osroes I

† 114 deposed by

Characene in

116-129

King of Osrhoene 118-123

Parthamaspates 116

†193

succeeded Tiridates I ?

TRAJAN, Roman

Mesopotamia

province 114-117

c.130/1-150/1

not in

V947 RE5

T179 RE8

V943 RE3

A1161 not in RE

Ghadana

Vologases V

Tiridates IV

Vologases I

Artases

daughter

regent 135

King of Armenia (as II) 180-191

King of Armenia c.215

King of Armenia

~ Pharasmanes II

King of Parthia 191/2-207/8

King of Parthia

116/7-c.140

ruled 41 years,

~ Nasru,

K. of Iberia

1 ~ sister to Amazasp II

216/7-224???

reign cannot be

king of Hatra

P342

K of Iberia c.185-189

very uncertain

incorporated

S546 RE5

A1566 RE182

A1558 cf RE182

not in PIR or RE

V948 RE6

A1158 RE10

O157 not in RE

A1154 not in RE

not in PIR or RE

Sohaemus

Aurelius Pacorus

Aurelius Merithates

Osroes II

Vologases VI

Artabanus IV (V)

Chosroes I (Khosrov I)

Arsaces II

Rev I

Sanatruces

of Emesa dynasty,

King of Armenia

† aged 56 in Rome

King of Parthia 190

King of Parthia

rival King of Parthia 216-224

King of Armenia

King of Iberia

King of Hatra 160

King of Armenia c.140-160

160-163/4

controlled Media

207/8-228 (coins 228)

King of Atropatene 213-224

c.191-c.216/7

c.220

189-216

and 163/4-180

deposed by LUCIUS

King of Parthia c.190-208

King of Parthia 207/8-221/2

rival King of Parthia 212-224

imprisoned by

succeeding

senator and consul ??

VERUS

expelled by Sasanid dynasty

† 224 in battle by Ardashir I the

CARACALLA 216

maternal uncle

last mention 172

1st king of Sasanid dynasty

↓

stemma of Iberia

A1165

T241

RE9

daughter

Artavasdes

Tiridates II

Caracalla sought

† 226/227

King of Armenia 216/7-252

her in marriage 216

not in PIR or RE

T242

not in RE

Sassanid kings reigned 258-293

Khosrov II (Chosroes II)

Tiridates (III)

Hormisdas-Artasir King of Armenia 252-271

King of Armenia 252-258

King of W. Armenia 287-293

Narses King of Armenia c.272-279/280

King of W. Armenia 279/280-287

King of Armenia 293-298

and of Eastern Armenia 287-293

† 258 or 287 murdered,

PLRE

Tiridates the Great IV or (III)

Khosrovidukht

* c.280? raised in Rome from 287

* 252

King of Armenia 298-c.330

Christian lady

1st Christian king 301 saint Tiran (Helios)

or son of Tiridates II if the boy

who was saved in 252 is the same (unlikely)

297 ~ Ashken, queen, saint, dt of king of the Alans,

eldest son

PLRE

PLRE Han2

Artaxias

daughter

Salome

Chosroes III (Khosrov)

Tiridates

Flavius Hannibalianes

King of Armenia c.330-c.335

nephew of Constantine I

~ 317 Hesychius I,

~ Rev, co-king of

and again 339

King of Armenia 336-337

primate of Armenia

Iberia 345-361

† 337 murdered

342-348

PLRE

Tirit

Varazdoukht

Bambischn

Arsaces II (Arshak)

Anop

Gnel

† 359 exc by Arsaces II

(= Tiran-Tiridates V = Tigranes VII)

† 359 exc by Arsaces II

King of Armenia 339/40-367

~ Parendzem, † 364

~ Pap I, prince of

~ Athenogenes, prince

deposed and blinded by the Persians, † 370

dt of Antiochus II

the Gregorides 348

of the Gregorides

1 ~ dt of Babik I, prince of Siounie

illegitimate

prince of Siounie

2 ~ 358 Olympias , † 359, poisoned,

←

dt of Fl. Ablabius ex praef praet of Oriens

3 ~ 2 359 Parendzem, † 364, (1 ~ Gnel. Prince, →)

dt of Antiochus II prince of Siounie

PLRE

Pap (Papa)

Varazdat I

King of Armenia 367/8-374

King of Armenia 374-377/8

under a Roman dux et comes Armeniae

nephew or cousin of Papa

~ Zarmandoukht, regent for her sons

deposed, fled to Rome

interregnum 377/8-378/9

PLRE

Arsaces III

Vologaeses III (Valarschak)

Chosroes IV (Khosrov)

Vahram (Vramschapouh)

Sapor I

co-King of Armenia c.378/9-384

co-King of Armenia c.379-c.386

King of Persamenia 384-389

King of Persamenia 401-417

King of Persamenia 417-421

Armenia divided 384 in Roman W. part

and 416/7 (interregnum 389-401)

from the Sassanid dynasty

and larger Persian part (Persamenia)

~ 379 dt of Isaac I,

~ Zarovandoukht,

King of W. Armenia 384-390

prince of the Bagratides

dt of Sapor II, Great King

~ 379 Vardandoukht, dt of Manual I,

prince of the Mamikonides

Tigrane

Arsace (Arshak)

Artaxias IV (Ardashir, Artashes)

King of Persamenia 422-428

deposed, end of the Armenian

Arsacids

Artabanes

Cleines

Adrormidz (Adhur Hormizd)

fled to Byzantine

Sasanian marzban (governor) of

empire 457/474

Armenia 451-465

possibly an Arsacid cf Toumanoff)

PLRE 3.1 #28

Ioannes

† 539 assasinated

PLRE 3.1

PLRE-3.1 #2

PLRE 3.1 #34

Arsaces

Artabanes

Ioannes

sister

Arsacid descent

deserted the Persians 542

relative of Artabanes

mag mil per Africam 546

commander in Africa 545

~ Bassakes of Mamikonian family

conspired 548-549

mag mil praesentalis 546-549

† 545 killed in battle

Armenian leader 539-542

honorary cos 546

Byzantine general 539-545

mag mil per Thracias 550-(554?)

PLRE 3.1

last mention 554

↓

PLRE-3.1 #2

possible later descendants

Gregorius

see Settipani

Byzantine commander 546/547