Arsames I

Arsames I (Greek: Ἀρσάμης; Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠𐎶) seems to have taken control of Commagene, Sophene and Armenia in the year 260 BC after the death of his grandfather Orontes III, king of Armenia, and his father Sames, king of Commagene.

Arsames I
Coinage of Arsames, King of Sophene.
King of Armenia, Sophene & Commagene
Reign260 – 228 BC
Coronation260 BC
SuccessorPossibly Arsames II
Xerxes, King of Sophene & Commagene
Died228 BC
Burial
Issue
  • Xerxes
  • Orontes IV
  • Mithrenes II
Names
Arsames I
DynastyOrontid dynasty
FatherSames
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