Xérxēs (Ξέρξης) is the Greek and Latin (Xerxes, Xerses) transliteration of the Old IranianXšaya-ṛšā ("ruling over heroes"), a popular name amongst the rulers of the PersianAchaemenid Empire.[1]
These rebellions help explain Antiochus' subsequent aggressive policy toward his satrap Xerxes. By 212 BC, Antiochus III had invaded the domain of Xerxes and defeated him after laying siege to the city of Arsamosata.[4] Shortly afterwards Antiochus III arranged for Xerxes to marry his sister, Antiochis.[5] However, within the same year she arranged to have her new husband assassinated, thinking that her brother would then be able to take control of Sophene. Whether Xerxes still ruled Commagene by the time of his assassination is not known.
Babaie, Sussan; Grigor, Talinn (2015). Persian Kingship and Architecture: Strategies of Power in Iran from the Achaemenids to the Pahlavis. I.B.Tauris. pp. 1–288. ISBN9780857734778.
xerxes, sophene, xerxes, ancient, greek, Ξέρξης, persian, 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠, king, sophene, commagene, from, successor, arsames, xerxescoin, xerxes, from, around, bcking, sophene, commagenereign228, bcpredecessorarsames, isuccessorzariadresdied212, bcsopheneconsortantio. Xerxes Ancient Greek 3er3hs Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 was king of Sophene and Commagene from 228 BC to 212 BC He was the son and successor of Arsames I XerxesCoin of Xerxes from around 220 BCKing of Sophene and CommageneReign228 212 BCPredecessorArsames ISuccessorZariadresDied212 BCSopheneConsortAntiochisIssueZariadres DynastyOrontid dynastyFatherArsames I Contents 1 Name 2 Reign 3 References 4 SourcesName editXerxes 3er3hs is the Greek and Latin Xerxes Xerses transliteration of the Old Iranian Xsaya ṛsa ruling over heroes a popular name amongst the rulers of the Persian Achaemenid Empire 1 Reign editXerxes belonged to the Iranian Orontid dynasty 2 His father was Arsames I who ruled Sophene Commagene and possibly Armenia 3 Xerxes succeeded his father as the ruler of Sophene and Commagene in 228 BC while his brother Orontes IV ruled Armenia In 223 BC several Seleucid satraps rebelled against King Antiochus III including Artabazanes Upper Media Molon Lower Media Alexander Persis and Achaeus Asia Minor By 220 BC Antiochus had put down most of the rebellions however Achaeus was not defeated until 213 BC These rebellions help explain Antiochus subsequent aggressive policy toward his satrap Xerxes By 212 BC Antiochus III had invaded the domain of Xerxes and defeated him after laying siege to the city of Arsamosata 4 Shortly afterwards Antiochus III arranged for Xerxes to marry his sister Antiochis 5 However within the same year she arranged to have her new husband assassinated thinking that her brother would then be able to take control of Sophene Whether Xerxes still ruled Commagene by the time of his assassination is not known References edit Marciak 2017 p 80 Schmitt 2000 Marciak 2017 p 157 Garsoian 2005 Babaie amp Grigor 2015 p 80 Sartre 2005 p 23 Marciak 2017 p 123 Schmitt 2000 Marciak 2017 p 117 Sources editBabaie Sussan Grigor Talinn 2015 Persian Kingship and Architecture Strategies of Power in Iran from the Achaemenids to the Pahlavis I B Tauris pp 1 288 ISBN 9780857734778 Garsoian Nina 2005 Tigran II Encyclopaedia Iranica Marciak Michal 2017 Sophene Gordyene and Adiabene Three Regna Minora of Northern Mesopotamia Between East and West BRILL ISBN 9789004350724 Sartre Maurice 2005 The Middle East Under Rome Harvard University Press ISBN 9780674016835 Schmitt Rudiger 2000 Xerxes i The Name Encyclopaedia Iranica nbsp This Ancient Near East biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of an Armenian ruler or member of a royal family is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Xerxes of Sophene amp oldid 1175460249, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
