Archélaos de Cappadoce

Archélaos de Cappadoce is king of Cappadoce of 36 av. J.C with 17 ap. J.C

Archélaos was the second wire of Archélaos Grand Priest of Bellone of the sanctuary of Comana and called Glaphyra famous for its beauty. The father and homonym of this Archélaos had tried to reign on the Egypt with his wife Bérénice IV. The father of the last also named Archélaos was the famous general of Mithridate VI.

In 36 av. J.C Archélaos is named king of Cappadoce by Marc Antoine to replace Ariarathe X of Cappadoce, the last one representing of the family of the king de Cappadoce customer of Rome Ariobarzane I {{er}} Philoromaios. In testimony of its recognition, it provides troops to Marc Antoine for his unhappy forwardings against the Parthes.

Archélaos does not hesitate to give up its benefactor at the time of the Bataille of Actium, which is worth to him to be confirmed by Octave only in 20 av J.C. It then obtains nevertheless part of the Cilicie and Arménie minor or Sophène.

It helps Tibère to establish in Arménie Tigrane V Hérode, the son of its Glaphyra daughter and Alexandre, a son of the king de Judée Hérode Large the. Archélaos attracts itself however the resentment of Tibère which reproaches him for having been faithful of the young person Caius César, the first heir to Auguste died in 4 ap J.C.

Archélaos had married after 8 ap. J.C, Pythodoris de Trallès it widowed of Polémon Ier of the Bridge which controlled this vassal kingdom of Rome in the name of his/her minors. This alliance between two sovereigns customers generated the mistrust of Rome.

Following difficulties with its subjects, Archélaos is convened with Rome and must answer in front of the Senate to have caused disorders in its states. He is not condemned but Tibère the fact of imprisoning and he dies in 17 ap. J.C after a 52 years reign.

The Cappadoce is then transformed into Roman Province.

Sources

Edouard Will

Political history of the World hellenistic (323-30 av J.C.) Annals of the East Nancy (1967)

Maurice Sartre

Roman High-Empire provinces of the Eastern Mediterranean of Auguste at Severe Point ISBN 2 02 028153 8.

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