Vardanes_II_of_Parthia

Vardanes II

Vardanes II

1st century CE Parthian prince and king

Vardanes II was the son of Vologases I[1] or Vardanes I[2] and briefly ruler of parts of the Parthian Empire. In ancient records he only appears in Tacitus.[1] Otherwise he is only known from coins that are dated between 55 and 58 CE.[3] He rebelled against Vologases I at Seleucia from about 55 to 58 CE and must have occupied Ecbatana, since he issued coins from the mint there, bearing the likeness of a young beardless king wearing a diadem with five pendants. Nothing more about him is known.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Tacitus, Annals 13,7
  2. [2]
    Ellerbrock 2021, p. 57.
  3. [3]
    Sellwood 1983, 295
  4. [4]
     One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Vardanes s.v. Vardanes II.". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 905.

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Vardanes II
 Died: 58
Preceded by King of the Parthian Empire
55–58		 Succeeded by


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