Orontid dynasty
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The Orontid dynasty was an ancient Armenian royal house that ruled parts of Armenia and neighboring regions during the Achaemenid and Hellenistic periods.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Armenian dynasty
ⓘ
royal house ⓘ |
| capital |
Armavir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yervandashat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Armenians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
2nd century BCE
ⓘ
3rd century BCE ⓘ 4th century BCE ⓘ 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Arsames of Sophene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mithras of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mithrenes I of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Orontes I of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Orontes II of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Orontes III of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemaeus of Commagene NERFINISHED ⓘ Xerxes of Sophene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early Armenian statehood
ⓘ
transition from Achaemenid to Hellenistic rule in Armenia ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Armenian ⓘ Old Persian ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Orontes I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlord |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Achaemenid imperial system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenistic political sphere ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
kingdom under Hellenistic rule
ⓘ
satrapy under Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| possibleOrigin |
Iranian nobility
ⓘ
local Armenian nobility ⓘ |
| precededBy | Yervanduni satraps of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Armenian Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Zoroastrianism
ⓘ
local Armenian paganism ⓘ |
| ruled |
Armenia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commagene NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| source |
Armenian historical tradition
ⓘ
Classical Greek historians ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Artaxiad dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Achaemenid period
ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTitle |
king
ⓘ
satrap ⓘ |
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