Arkathias
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Arkathias was the Orontid king of Sophene in the second half of the 2nd-century BC.[1] His name (Ἀρκαθίας) is of Iranian origin, although its etymology remains uncertain.[2] The Polish historian Michał Marciak suggests that Arkathias was the founder of the royal city of Carcathiocerta.[3] Present scholarship maintain that Arkathias ruled after Mithrobouzanes and before Artanes, however, this is subject to further confirmation.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Marciak 2017, p. 155.
- ^ Marciak 2017, p. 81.
- ^ Marciak 2017, p. 79.