1st century King of the Parthian Empire and then Armenia
Vonones I
King of Kings
Tetradrachm of Vonones I, Seleucia mint
King of the Parthian Empire
Reign
8–12
Predecessor
Orodes III
Successor
Artabanus II
King of Armenia
Reign
12–18
Predecessor
Tigranes V and Erato
Successor
Artaxias III
Died
19 Cilicia (modern-day Turkey)
Issue
Meherdates
Dynasty
Arsacid dynasty
Father
Phraates IV
Mother
Scythian princess (?)
Religion
Zoroastrianism
Vonones I (ΟΝΩΝΗΣOnōnēs on his coins) was an Arsacid prince, who ruled as King of Kings of Parthian Empire from 8 to 12, and subsequently as king of Armenia from 12 to 18. He was the eldest son of Phraates IV (r. 37–2 BC) and was sent to Rome as a hostage in 10/9 BC in order to prevent conflict over the succession of Phraates IV's youngest son, Phraataces.
youngest son, Phraataces. Vonones was the eldest son of Phraates IV. According to the classical Roman historian Tacitus, Vonones was related to the Scythian...
Vonones was the name of three kings of the ancient Middle East: Vonones of Sakastan, ruled c. 75–57 BC VononesI, ruled c. AD 8–12 Vonones II, ruled c...
Parthian king VononesI. Artabanus eventually defeated VononesI, who fled to Armenia and became its king. Artabanus' efforts to replace VononesI with his...
Vonones II (died 51 AD) was a Parthian prince who ruled as king of Media Atropatene and briefly as king of the Parthian Empire. Vonones was not from the...
in 12 when the Parthian king VononesI was exiled from Parthia for his pro-Roman policies and Occidental manners. VononesI briefly acquired the Armenian...
lacking. He was killed after a reign of 2 years. He was succeeded by VononesI. Kia 2016, pp. 191–192, 199; Dąbrowa 2012, p. 174 Olbrycht 2014, p. 92...
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Vologases I (Parthian: 𐭅𐭋𐭂𐭔 Walagash) was the King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 51 to 78. He was the son and successor of Vonones II (r. 51)...
129–140 AD) Meherdates of Parthia (r. 49-51 AD) successor of VononesI Of Commagene Mithridates I Callinicus (r. 109–70 BC) Mithridates II of Commagene (r...
during the winter. Zhai is captured and executed while Liu Xin escapes. VononesI becomes ruler of the Parthian Empire (approximate date). The epoch of...
genealogy of the Achaemenids) the kings of Anshan were Teispes, Cyrus I, Cambyses I and Cyrus II, also known as Cyrus the Great, who founded the empire...
and was followed by VononesI, who had adopted many Roman mannerisms during time in Rome. The Parthian nobility, angered by Vonones' sympathies for the...
during the winter. Zhai is captured and executed while Liu Xin escapes. VononesI becomes ruler of the Parthian Empire (approximate date). The epoch of...
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place in pharaoh Ahmose I's reign (c. 1550–1525 BC), actually by Amenemhet's father. During the reign of pharaoh Thutmose I (1506–1493 BC), the names...
Antiochus I Soter (Greek: Ἀντίοχος Σωτήρ, Antíochos Sōtér; "Antiochus the Savior"; c. 324/3 – 2 June 261 BC) was a Macedonian king of the Seleucid Empire...
Gotarzes II (r. 40–51) for the Parthian crown from 49 to 51 AD. A son of VononesI (r. 8–12), he was ultimately defeated and captured by Gotarzes II, who...
triumphal arch is built for Germanicus Julius Caesar in Saintes. King VononesI is removed to Cilicia and kept under house arrest. He escapes, but is...
Inscription: This is Phraortes. He lied, saying: "I am Khshathrita, of the dynasty of Cyaxares. I am king in Media." G. Posener, La première domination...
marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of cuneiform script. Wahibre Psamtik I (Ancient Egyptian: Wꜣḥ-jb-Rꜥ Psmṯk) was the first pharaoh of the Twenty-sixth...
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Polemon II moved back to Pontus. In 18 AD, the previous Armenian King, VononesI, was exiled and Artaxias was a popular choice with the Armenians to replace...
Dynasty of Ur. West is at top, north at right. Gold helmet of King of Ur I Meskalamdug, c. 2600–2500 BC Mesopotamian female deity seated on a chair,...
Sakas, who moved further south. Archaeological structures are known in Takht-i Sangin, Surkh Kotal (a monumental temple), and in the palace of Khalchayan...
Sumerians. Reliable historical records begin with Enmebaragesi (Early Dynastic I). The Sumerians progressively lost control to Semitic states from the northwest...
were overthrown. Augustus kept Armenia as a client kingdom and appointed VononesI of Parthia as King of Armenia. After his time as king of Armenia, Tigranes...