Darius II of Media Atropatene

Darius II of Media Atropatene, also known as Darius[1] (flourished second half of 1st century BC and the first half of 1st century AD) was a prince from the Kingdom of Media Atropatene who through marriage was a relation of the Arsacid Kings of Parthia.[2][3]

Background

Darius II was of Median, Armenian and Greek descent. He was the second son and among the children born to Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene and his wife, Athenais.[4][5] He was born and raised in Media Atropatene. He could have been named after Darius I, a previous ruling King of Media Atropatene and the probable uncle of Artavasdes I.[6] Darius II was a direct descendant of the extended family of the Persian King Darius I.[7]

Marriage

Between 15 BC and 10 BC[8] Darius II married an unnamed Arsacid Parthian Princess,[9][10] who was a relation to the King Vonones I of Parthia. Darius II was the third Seleucid descendant and the only known male descendant of Seleucus I Nicator to have married into the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia.

Little is known on Darius II’s marriage to the unnamed Parthian Princess. Darius II and his wife had two sons: the Parthian Kings Artabanus II of Parthia and Vonones II.[11][12]

Ancestry

References
  1. Baldwin, Comments on "Iberian route"
  2. Ptolemaic Genealogy: Affiliated Lines, Descendant Lines Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Ptolemaic Genealogy: Tryphaena, Footnote 13
  4. Ptolemaic Genealogy: Affiliated Lines, Descendant Lines Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Ptolemaic Genealogy: Tryphaena, Footnote 13
  6. Settipani on Baldwin on the Commagenian DFA Link Part 2 of 3
  7. Ptolemaic Genealogy: Affiliated Lines, Pharnabazids Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  8. Ptolemaic Genealogy: Tryphaena, Footnote 13
  9. Ptolemaic Genealogy: Affiliated Lines, Descendant Lines Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  10. Ptolemaic Genealogy: Tryphaena, Footnote 13
  11. Ptolemaic Genealogy: Tryphaena, Footnote 13
  12. Ptolemaic Genealogy: Affiliated Lines, Descendant Lines Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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