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Zariadres was a King of Sophene.
Kingdom of Sophene

The Kingdom of Sophene was an ancient Armenian kingdom. Founded sometime around the 3rd century B.C. the kingdom maintained independence until 90's B.C....


In 201 BC Antiochus III the Great
Antiochus III the Great

Antiochus III the Great, , younger son of Seleucus II Callinicus, became the 6th ruler of the Seleucid Empire as a youth of about eighteen in 223 BC....
 conquers Greater Armenia and Sophene with his Armenian generals (strategoi) Artaxias
Artaxias I

Artaxias I was the founder of the Artaxiad Dynasty whose members ruled the Kingdom of Armenia for nearly two centuries.By the end of the 3rd century BC, Armenia was a kingdom made up of around 120 dynastic domains ruled by nakharars, loosely united under the Orontid Dynasty kings of Greater Armenia and Lesser Armenia....
 and Zariadres. Antiochus appointed Zariadres as satrap of Sophene. Following the defeat of Antiochus by the Romans
Roman Republic

The Roman Republic was the phase of the Ancient Rome characterized by a republican form of government; a period which began with the overthrow of the Roman Roman Kingdom, c....
 at the Battle of Magnesia
Battle of Magnesia

The Battle of Magnesia was fought in 190 BC near Magnesia ad Sipylum, on the plains of Lydia , between the Roman Republic, led by the consul Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus and his brother, the famed general Scipio Africanus, with their ally Eumenes II of Pergamum against the army of Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid Empire....
 in 190 BC, Artaxias and Zariadres revolted and, with Roman consent, began to reign autonomously; Artaxias over Greater Armenia
Greater Armenia

Greater Armenia may refer to:*Greater Armenia , a political goal of Armenian irredentists* Kingdom of Armenia, independent kingdom from 190 BC to 387 ?D...
 and Zariadres over Sophene
Sophene

For the kingdom, please see Kingdom of Sophene.Sophene was a province of the Armenian Kingdom and of the Roman Empire, located in the south-west of the kingdom....
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Zariadres was a King of Sophene.
Kingdom of Sophene

The Kingdom of Sophene was an ancient Armenian kingdom. Founded sometime around the 3rd century B.C. the kingdom maintained independence until 90's B.C....


In 201 BC Antiochus III the Great
Antiochus III the Great

Antiochus III the Great, , younger son of Seleucus II Callinicus, became the 6th ruler of the Seleucid Empire as a youth of about eighteen in 223 BC....
 conquers Greater Armenia and Sophene with his Armenian generals (strategoi) Artaxias
Artaxias I

Artaxias I was the founder of the Artaxiad Dynasty whose members ruled the Kingdom of Armenia for nearly two centuries.By the end of the 3rd century BC, Armenia was a kingdom made up of around 120 dynastic domains ruled by nakharars, loosely united under the Orontid Dynasty kings of Greater Armenia and Lesser Armenia....
 and Zariadres. Antiochus appointed Zariadres as satrap of Sophene. Following the defeat of Antiochus by the Romans
Roman Republic

The Roman Republic was the phase of the Ancient Rome characterized by a republican form of government; a period which began with the overthrow of the Roman Roman Kingdom, c....
 at the Battle of Magnesia
Battle of Magnesia

The Battle of Magnesia was fought in 190 BC near Magnesia ad Sipylum, on the plains of Lydia , between the Roman Republic, led by the consul Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus and his brother, the famed general Scipio Africanus, with their ally Eumenes II of Pergamum against the army of Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid Empire....
 in 190 BC, Artaxias and Zariadres revolted and, with Roman consent, began to reign autonomously; Artaxias over Greater Armenia
Greater Armenia

Greater Armenia may refer to:*Greater Armenia , a political goal of Armenian irredentists* Kingdom of Armenia, independent kingdom from 190 BC to 387 ?D...
 and Zariadres over Sophene
Sophene

For the kingdom, please see Kingdom of Sophene.Sophene was a province of the Armenian Kingdom and of the Roman Empire, located in the south-west of the kingdom....
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In Iranian mythology
Iranian mythology

Iranian mythologies include:*Persian mythology*Scythian mythology*Ossetic mythology*Kurdish mythology...
, Zariadres was the younger brother of Hystaspes
Hystaspes

Hystaspes may refer to:* Vishtaspa, the first patron of Zoroaster* Hystaspes , father of King Darius I of Persia* Hystaspes , son of Darius I of Persia...
, and the hero of the celebrated lovestory of Zariadres and Odatis.