28:
251:
ruler. The marriage between
Ariarathes VI and Laodice marked a cessation of hostilities between Cappadocia and Pontus. Through this arranged marriage, Mithridates V was able to keep a close check on Ariarathes VI and control Cappadocia indirectly. Laodice presumably could act in her father’s interests. As queen she wielded considerable power. She bore Ariarathes VI three children:
723:
330:
The text of a decree issued in 95 or 94 BC by the city of Delphi had survived. It concerned the assignment of tasks for thirty slaves which king
Nicomedes and queen Laodice provided when the city sent delegates to them to ask them for slaves. The decree also made arrangements for honouring Nicomedes
270:
Mithridates V died in 120 BC and
Laodice's first brother, Mithridates VI, succeeded their father as King of Pontus. Ten years later Laodice may have found it much harder to exert control over Ariarathes VI. There could be a possibility that Pontian political influence in Cappadocian affairs may have
299:
Mithridates drove
Nicomedes III out of Cappadocia and established himself as the patron of Ariarathes VII. He then pretended that he wanted to recall Gordius from exile hoping that Ariarathes VII would oppose this, thus giving him a pretext for war. Ariarathes VII did oppose this and mobilised an
250:
To fend off any
Pontian invasion, Ariarathes VI arranged with Mithridates V to marry Laodice, his paternal cousin. There is a possibility that the invasion of Mithridates V was in fact friendly on behalf of Ariarathes VI to settle internal Cappadocian strife and help him to establish himself as a
286:
After the death of
Ariarathes VI, Laodice became the queen regent of her first son, the young Ariarathes VII. Laodice’s former son-in-law and a widower, King Nicomedes III Euergetes, wanted to take advantage of the political situation in Cappadocia. Without informing anyone, he suddenly invaded
290:
Laodice decided to support
Nicomedes III. To preserve Cappadocia, her sovereignty and the succession of her son, she married him. She would also have better opportunities with him. Through this second marriage, she also became Queen of Bithynia. When Mithridates VI heard about the Cappadocian
319:. He also sent Laodice to Rome to testify that he was Nicomedes' son. At this point, Laodice no longer features in Justin's text, which is our only ancient source regarding her. Mithridates sent Gordius to Rome to testify that Ariarathes IX, whom he had installed as king, was a descendant of
311:, to return to Cappadocia to become king in 100 BC. Mithridates invaded Cappadocia and drove him out. Ariarathes VIII died in 96 BC. With his death, his dynasty died out. Nicomedes pretended that Laodice had a third son from him and sent a young man to Rome to apply for the throne of
241:
Mithridates V was aware of the turbulent political situation in
Cappadocia, which ended in the death of his sister, Nysa. In the mid 120s BC, he became interested in Cappadocia and wanted to expand Pontian foreign policy in that country. He decided to invade Cappadocia.
352:. In order not to offend the two kings by giving what was taken from them to other kings, it also ordered that the peoples of both states were to have an elective republic. However, the Cappadocians wanted to retain a kingdom. Therefore, the Senate appointed
300:
army which matched
Mithridates’. Given the size of the force of Ariarathes VII, Mithridates called a conference and used this meeting to murder him in 101 BC or 100 BC. He then installed one of his sons as
278:, a Greek nobleman who was a member of the court of Ariarathes VI and a good friend of Mithridates VI, to assassinate Ariarathes VI between 116 BC-111 BC. Laodice was probably not involved in this murder.
27:
737:
623:
341:, priority of access to the oracle of Delphi and in receiving justice, tax exemption, privileged seating at the city’s games and other privileges that were given to other
765:
252:
651:
780:
760:
348:
Regarding the outcome of the two embassies sent to Rome, the Roman Senate ordered
Mithridates to leave Cappadocia and Nicomedes to leave
331:
and Laodice. It provided for the erection of a statue of the king and one of queen in the most prominent place in the temple of Pythian
712:
693:
674:
633:
594:
378:, composed in 1361–62. It is notable as the first collection devoted exclusively to biographies of women in Western literature.
785:
755:
589:. I Tatti Renaissance Library. Vol. 1. Translated by Virginia Brown. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. p. xi.
395:
795:
790:
291:
invasion, he hurried there with his army to help his sister, but, given Laodice's marriage, instead helped Ariarathes VII.
732:
308:
264:
770:
353:
260:
188:
118:
800:
775:
227:
180:
103:
552:
friends of the city who were given same rights as its citizen, except for public office, and free trade in the city.
320:
235:
274:
Mithridates VI continued the Pontian foreign policy in Cappadocia where his father had left off. He plotted with
256:
184:
628:. Classical Resources Series No. 3. Society for Classical Studies Classical Resources, Oxford University Press.
653:
The Dynastic History of the Hellenistic Monarchies of Asia Minor According to Chronography of George Synkellos
327:
of Pergamon. The Senate saw the scheming by both sides and did not assign the Cappadocia to either contender.
216:
131:
220:
161:
33:
275:
176:
657:
366:
226:
Between 130-126 BC, her aunt, the sister of Mithridates V, queen of Cappadocia and regent of her son
42:
32:
Woodcut illustration of Berenice (or Laodice) of Cappadocia, from an incunable German translation by
47:
619:
582:
375:
231:
204:
37:
234:
of Cappadocia, died. She had been the wife and later the widow of the previous Cappadocian King
708:
689:
670:
629:
590:
208:
172:
110:
78:
200:
749:
727:
530:
301:
399:
541:
316:
52:
271:
declined as Ariarathes VI became independent minded and began to assert himself.
349:
324:
212:
141:
561:
705:
The Poison King: the life and legend of Mithradates, Rome's deadliest enemy
370:, a collection of biographies of historical and mythological women by the
371:
312:
171:; flourished from the mid-120s BC to the 90s BC) was a princess from the
726: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
396:"Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 719 (V. 2)"
187:. She was regent of Cappadocia in 116 BC during the minority of her son
337:
686:
Hellenistic constructs: Essays in Culture, History and Historiography
332:
688:. Hellenistic Culture and Society. University of California Press.
335:
and for the grant to the two monarchs and their descendants of
307:
The Cappadocians revolted and called for Ariarathes’ brother,
58:
572:
Justin: Epitome of Pompeius Trogus' Philippic Histories, 38.2
531:
Justin, Epitome of Pompeius Trogus' Philippic Histories, 38.1
323:, who died in 130 BC when he supported Rome in a war against
667:
The foreign policy of Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus
223:, and reigned 120–63 BC. She was born and raised in Pontus.
684:
Cartledge, Paul; Garnsey, Peter; Gruen, Erich S. (1997).
207:. She was the first born child of the monarchs of the
738:
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
420:
625:
Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus
219:. One of the siblings was Mithridates, who became
137:
127:
109:
99:
84:
69:
20:
259:and two sons, both called Ariarathes, who became
8:
304:of Cappadocia under the regency of Gordius.
287:Cappadocia as Ariarathes VII was underage.
26:
17:
387:
183:, and queen of Bithynia by marriage to
518:
506:
474:
462:
447:
435:
669:. Mnemosyne Series, Suppl.89. Brill.
491:
7:
502:
500:
487:
485:
483:
458:
456:
431:
429:
421:Cartledge, Garnsey & Gruen 1997
345:and other benefactors of the city.
14:
721:
542:Memnon: History of Heracleia, 22
766:Iranian people of Greek descent
707:. Princeton University Press.
1:
92:
88:
73:
61:
781:Queens consort of Cappadocia
761:2nd-century BC women regents
817:
165:
650:Gabelko, Oleg L. (2009),
265:Ariarathes VIII Epiphanes
261:Ariarathes VII Philometor
205:Greek Macedonian ancestry
25:
703:Mayor, Adrienne (2011).
786:2nd-century BC regents
756:Hellenistic Cappadocia
796:1st-century BC deaths
791:2nd-century BC births
665:McGing, B.C. (1986).
364:She is remembered in
177:Kingdom of Cappadocia
154:Laodice of Cappadocia
367:De Mulieribus Claris
43:De mulieribus claris
771:Mithridatic dynasty
735:, ed. (1870). ".".
583:Boccaccio, Giovanni
450:, p. 37-38, 73
255:, who married King
175:and a queen of the
34:Heinrich Steinhöwel
801:Daughters of kings
776:Ariarathid dynasty
376:Giovanni Boccaccio
38:Giovanni Boccaccio
644:Secondary sources
622:(26 April 1994).
402:on 2 January 2006
209:Kingdom of Pontus
173:Kingdom of Pontus
147:
146:
808:
742:
725:
724:
718:
699:
680:
661:
660:on 16 March 2011
656:, archived from
639:
601:
600:
579:
573:
570:
564:
559:
553:
550:
544:
539:
533:
528:
522:
516:
510:
504:
495:
489:
478:
472:
466:
460:
451:
445:
439:
433:
424:
418:
412:
411:
409:
407:
398:. Archived from
392:
167:
156:, also known as
94:
90:
75:
63:
56:
30:
18:
816:
815:
811:
810:
809:
807:
806:
805:
746:
745:
731:
722:
715:
702:
696:
683:
677:
664:
649:
636:
618:
613:Primary sources
610:
605:
604:
597:
581:
580:
576:
571:
567:
560:
556:
551:
547:
540:
536:
529:
525:
517:
513:
505:
498:
490:
481:
473:
469:
465:, p. 37-38
461:
454:
446:
442:
434:
427:
419:
415:
405:
403:
394:
393:
389:
384:
362:
356:as their king.
309:Ariarathes VIII
297:
284:
248:
199:Laodice was of
197:
179:by marriage to
123:
77:
65:
50:
12:
11:
5:
814:
812:
804:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
748:
747:
744:
743:
733:Smith, William
719:
714:978-0691150260
713:
700:
695:978-0520206762
694:
681:
676:978-9004075917
675:
662:
646:
645:
641:
640:
635:978-1555409517
634:
615:
614:
609:
606:
603:
602:
595:
574:
565:
554:
545:
534:
523:
511:
496:
479:
467:
452:
440:
425:
413:
386:
385:
383:
380:
361:
358:
354:Ariobarzanes I
296:
293:
283:
280:
247:
244:
221:Mithridates VI
196:
193:
189:Ariarathes VII
145:
144:
139:
135:
134:
129:
125:
124:
122:
121:
119:Ariarathes VII
115:
113:
107:
106:
101:
97:
96:
86:
82:
81:
71:
67:
66:
31:
23:
22:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
813:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
753:
751:
740:
739:
734:
729:
728:public domain
720:
716:
710:
706:
701:
697:
691:
687:
682:
678:
672:
668:
663:
659:
655:
654:
648:
647:
643:
642:
637:
631:
627:
626:
621:
617:
616:
612:
611:
607:
598:
596:0-674-01130-9
592:
588:
584:
578:
575:
569:
566:
563:
558:
555:
549:
546:
543:
538:
535:
532:
527:
524:
520:
515:
512:
508:
503:
501:
497:
494:, p. 129
493:
488:
486:
484:
480:
476:
471:
468:
464:
459:
457:
453:
449:
444:
441:
437:
432:
430:
426:
423:, p. 139
422:
417:
414:
401:
397:
391:
388:
381:
379:
377:
373:
369:
368:
359:
357:
355:
351:
346:
344:
340:
339:
334:
328:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
305:
303:
302:Ariarathes IX
294:
292:
288:
281:
279:
277:
272:
268:
266:
262:
258:
257:Nicomedes III
254:
246:Queen consort
245:
243:
239:
237:
233:
229:
228:Ariarathes VI
224:
222:
218:
217:Mithridates V
214:
210:
206:
202:
194:
192:
190:
186:
185:Nicomedes III
182:
181:Ariarathes VI
178:
174:
170:
163:
162:Ancient Greek
159:
155:
151:
143:
140:
136:
133:
132:Mithridates V
130:
126:
120:
117:
116:
114:
112:
108:
105:
104:Ariarathes VI
102:
98:
87:
83:
80:
72:
68:
60:
54:
49:
48:Johann Zainer
46:, printed by
45:
44:
39:
35:
29:
24:
19:
16:
736:
704:
685:
666:
658:the original
652:
624:
587:Famous Women
586:
577:
568:
557:
548:
537:
526:
521:, p. 75
514:
509:, p. 74
477:, p. 37
470:
443:
438:, p. 38
416:
404:. Retrieved
400:the original
390:
365:
363:
347:
342:
336:
329:
321:Ariarathes V
317:Roman Senate
306:
298:
289:
285:
273:
269:
249:
240:
236:Ariarathes V
225:
198:
168:
157:
153:
149:
148:
91:90 BC (aged
41:
15:
519:McGing 1986
507:McGing 1986
475:McGing 1986
463:McGing 1986
448:McGing 1986
436:McGing 1986
406:1 September
350:Paphlagonia
325:Eumenes III
51: [
750:Categories
608:References
492:Mayor 2011
372:Florentine
360:Literature
295:Later life
213:Laodice VI
195:Early life
142:Laodice VI
562:OGIS: 345
315:from the
585:(2003).
343:proxenoi
313:Bithynia
150:Berenice
21:Berenice
730::
374:author
338:proxeny
282:Regency
276:Gordius
201:Persian
169:LaodĂkÄ“
166:Λαοδίκη
158:Laodice
711:
692:
673:
632:
620:Justin
593:
333:Apollo
138:Mother
128:Father
100:Spouse
79:Pontus
76:145 BC
382:Notes
111:Issue
55:]
709:ISBN
690:ISBN
671:ISBN
630:ISBN
591:ISBN
408:2005
263:and
253:Nysa
232:Nysa
215:and
203:and
85:Died
70:Born
64:1474
152:or
95:55)
59:Ulm
57:at
40:'s
36:of
752::
499:^
482:^
455:^
428:^
267:.
238:.
230:,
211:,
191:.
164::
93:c.
89:c.
74:c.
62:c.
53:de
741:.
717:.
698:.
679:.
638:.
599:.
410:.
160:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
