Orontes I Monarch

Orontes I (Armenian: Երուանդ Ա, Yervand I) Armenian King of Orontid Dynasty reigning in the period between 401 BC – 344 BC. The Persian version of the name is Auruand which meant "Great Warrior" in the Avestan language.It is likely this was a special title given by the Persian king to a chosen Armenian man, though this seems to have become a hereditary title in that family.

Personal facts

Orontes I
Place of death
Ionia
Parents
Artasyrus
Children
Orontes II
TitleSatrap of Sophene and Matiene

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Monarch

From4010
To3440
predecessor
Artasyrus
successor
Darius III

Topical connections

Orontes I on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://armenianstudies.csufresno.edu/arts_of_armenia/highres/181.jpg