Ariarathes V

The cappadocian kingdom was founded by Ariarathes I, who at the time of Alexander's conquest of the Persian Empire, made himself an independant satrap of Cappadocia. He kept this position until 322 BC when he was put to death by Perdikkas and Eumenes.

Ariarathes V was the son of Ariarathes IV and Antiochis. He was temporarily expelled from his kingdom in 158 BC by the pretender Orophernes. A man of culture, he ruled his kingdom wisely until 130 BC when he was killed fighting for the Romans against the Pergamene pretender Aristonikos.