Darius II of Media Atropatene
Darius II of Media Atropatene, also known as Darius( 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.
Asinnalus of Media Atropatene
Asinnalus of Media Atropatene( flourished 1st century BC) was a Prince who served as a King of Media Atropatene.
Little is known on the origins and life of Asinnalus.
He was a monarch of Median and possibly of Armenian, Greek descent.
He succeeded his relative Artavasdes I in the Kingship of Media Atropatene in 30 BC.
As in that year the Roman Triumvir Octavian, gave Artavasdes I the Kingdom of Sophene to govern as a Roman Client King.
Asinnalus ruled as King of Media Atropatene from 30 BC to an unknown date in the 20s BC.
He is only known from surviving numismatic evidence.
He appeared to have died at an unknown date in the 20s BC, as he was succeeded by Ariobarzanes II, one of the sons of Artavasdes I.
Vonones II
Vonones II of Parthia( 10 BC51 AD) was a Parthian prince who served as a King of Media Atropatene and briefly as King of the Parthian Empire.
Vonones II was the second born son of an unnamed Arsacid Parthian princess, related to Vonones I of Parthia, and her husband, Darius II of Media Atropatene.
His known grandparents, on his father's side, were Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene and his wife, Athenais.
Vonones II's elder brother was the Parthian King Artabanus II.
Vonones II was the namesake of his maternal relative Vonones I, as he was born and raised in the Parthian Empire.
From about 11 until 51, Vonones II served as a King of Media Atropatene, a period about which little is known.
After the death of his nephew Gotarzes II, Vonones II was raised to the Parthian Kingship in 51.
However, he died a few months into his reign and was succeeded by his son, Vologases I. Tacitus wrote that Vonones II “ knew neither success nor failure which have deserved to be remembered to him.
It was a short and inglorious reign ”.
From a Greek concubine, Vonones II had 5 sons who held the thrones of Parthia, Media Atropatne and Armenia: Pacorus, Vologases I, Osroes I, Tiridates I and Mithridates V.
His sons were born and raised during his Kingship of Media Atropatene.
Ariobarzanes II of Atropatene
Ariobarzanes II of Atropatene also known as Ariobarzanes of Media; Ariobarzanes of Armenia; Ariobarzanes II; Ariobarzanes II of Media Atropatene and Ariobarzanes( 40 BC – June 26, 4 AD) was a Prince who served as King of Media Atropatene who ruled sometime from 28 BC to 20 BC until 4 and was appointed by the Roman emperor Augustus to serve as a Roman Client King of Armenia Major from 2 AD until 4.
Darius I of Media Atropatene
Darius I of Media Atropatene, also known as Darius I or Darius( ca. 85 BC – ca. 65 BC), was an Iranian prince who served as a king of Media Atropatene in c. 65 BC.
Little is known of the life of Darius I, however he appeared to have succeeded his relative, Mithridates, who served as King of Media Atropatene one year earlier.
Darius
I was known during his kingship to have been attacked by the Roman general Pompey with his army.
However, the circumstances that led Pompey to attack Media Atropatene are unknown.
Sometime in 65 BC, Darius I appeared to have died.
His relative, Ariobarzanes I succeeded him as King of Media Atropatene.
Athenais of Media Atropatene
Athenais (flourished 1st century BC) was a Princess from the Kingdom of Commagene who, through marriage, became a Queen of Media Atropatene and possibly of Sophene.
Athenais was a monarch of Armenian and Greek descent.
She was one of the five children and youngest one born to King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene who reigned from 70 BC until 38 BC, and his wife, Queen Isias Philostorgos.
Her paternal grandparents were the previous ruling Commagenean monarchs Mithridates I Callinicus and his wife, the Seleucid Princess and Queen Laodice VII Thea.
Her maternal grandparents were the Roman Client King of Cappadocia, Ariobarzanes I Philoromaios who reigned from 95 BC until 63/62 BC and his wife,
Queen Athenais Philostorgos
I.
Her maternal uncle was the Roman Client King of Cappadocia, Ariobarzanes II Philopator and her maternal aunt-in-marriage was Athenais Philostorgos II.
Her maternal aunt-in-marriage was a Pontian Princess who was the daughter of King Mithridates VI of Pontus from his second marriage to the Anatolian Greek Macedonian noblewoman and Pontian Queen Monime.
So, Athenais was the namesake of her maternal grandmother, her maternal aunt-in-marriage and was the third woman name called "Athenais" in the family of Ariobarzanes I Philoromaios.
Athenais was born and raised in the Kingdom of Commagene.
At an unknown date, Athenais married King Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene.
Artavasdes
I was a monarch of Median and possibly of Armenian,
Greek descent who served as King of Media Atropatene from 56 BC til 31 BC and later as a Roman Client King of Sophene from 30 BC til 20 BC.
Athenais’ name is known from surviving numismatic evidence, as her royal title on coins is in Greek
"ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΑ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΣ" or "of Queen Athenais".
Surviving coinage reveals that Athenais married Artavasdes I as his Queen and probably married her sometime during his kingship of Media Atropatene.
In the surviving coinage of Athenais and Artavasdes I, appears on one side a portrait of Artavasdes
I wearing his crown showing his royal title in Greek, while on the other side a portrait is shown of Athenais with her royal title in Greek wearing a turreted tiara as a Diadem.
These coins are dated from circa 30 BC from his kingship.
Not much is known on her relationship with Artavasdes I and her reign as Queen.
Athenais bore
Artavasdes I three known children:
Artavasdes IV
Artavasdes IV of Armenia; also known as Artavasdes II of Atropatene; Artavasdes II of Media Atropatene and Armenia Major; Artavasdes II and Artavasdes( 20 BC – 6 AD) was an Iranian prince who served as King of Media Atropatene.
During his reign of Media Atropatene, Artavasdes also served as a Roman Client King of Armenia Major.
Iotapa (daughter of Artavasdes I)
Iotapa( born in 43 BC- unknown date of death) was a princess of Media Atropatene, daughter of King Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene.
She was Queen consort of King Mithridates III of Commagene.
Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Antiochus
I Theos Dikaios Epiphanes Philorhomaios Philhellen (
meaning Antiochos, a just, eminent god, friend of Romans and friend of Greeks, c. 86 BC – 38 BC, ruled 70 BC – 38 BC) was an Armenian king from the Kingdom of Commagene and the most famous king of that kingdom.
The ruins of the tomb-sanctuary of Antiochus atop Mount Nemrut in Turkey were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1987.
Several sandstone bas reliefs discovered at the site contain some of the oldest known images of two figures shaking hands.
Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene
Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene, also known as Artavasdes I of Atropatene, Artavasdes I and Artavasdes( before or about 59 BC- about 20 BC) was a Prince who served as a King of Media Atropatene.
Artavasdes I was an enemy of King Artavasdes II of Armenia and his son Artaxias II.
He was a contemporary with the Ptolemaic Greek Queen Cleopatra VII and Roman Triumvir Mark Antony, as Artavasdes I was mentioned in their diplomatic affairs.

Question: Where was the place of burial of Athenais Of Media Atropatene's father?
Answer: Mount Nemrut