Kingdom of Cappadocia

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The Kingdom of Cappadocia was an ancient Hellenistic monarchy in central Anatolia that emerged after Alexander the Great’s empire fragmented and persisted as a client state under Roman influence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic kingdom
ancient monarchy
client state of the Roman Empire
client state of the Roman Republic
alliedWith Roman Empire
Roman Republic
borderedBy Kingdom of Armenia
Galatia
surface form: Kingdom of Galatia

Kingdom of Pontus
Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED
capital Caesarea in Cappadocia
surface form: Caesarea Mazaca

Caesarea in Cappadocia
Mazaca
clientOf Roman Empire
Roman Republic
continent Asia
currency silver tetradrachm
dynasty Ariarathid dynasty
Cappadocian branch of the Orontid dynasty
emergedAfter death of Alexander the Great
emergedFrom fragmentation of Alexander the Great’s empire
endDate 17 AD
ethnicComposition Anatolian peoples
Greeks
Persians
firstRuler Ariarathes I of Cappadocia
foundedBy Ariarathes I of Cappadocia
governmentType monarchy
incorporatedInto Roman Empire
incorporationDate 17 AD
involvedIn Mithridatic Wars with Rome
surface form: Mithridatic Wars
language Cappadocian Greek
surface form: Cappadocian language

Greek
lastRuler Archelaus of Cappadocia
locatedIn Cappadocia
central Anatolia
locatedInPresentDay Turkey
notableRuler Archelaus of Cappadocia NERFINISHED
Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia
Ariarathes V of Cappadocia
Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia NERFINISHED
partOf Hellenistic world
predecessor Achaemenid satrapy of Cappadocia
regionType Anatolia
surface form: Hellenistic Anatolia
religion Ancient Greek religion
local Anatolian cults
startDate c. 320 BC
successor Roman province of Cappadocia
usedScript Greek alphabet

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Caesarea in Cappadocia capitalOf Kingdom of Cappadocia
Hellenistic kingdoms hasPart Kingdom of Cappadocia
Cappadocia wasKingdom Kingdom of Cappadocia