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Attambelos

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Attambelos may refer to the following kings of the Parthian vassal state of Characene:

  • Attambelos I, reigned between 47/46 and 25/24 BC
  • Attambelos II, ruled from 17/16 v. to 8/9 AD
  • Attambelos III, ruled from approximately 37/38 to 44/45 AD; his rule is known only by the coins he minted
  • Attambelos IV, ruled from 54/55 to 64/65; his rule is known only by the coins he minted
  • Attambelos V, ruled from 64/65 to 73/74; his rule is known only by the coins he minted
  • Attambelos VI, ruled from approximately 101/02 to 105/06; his rule is known only by the coins he minted
  • Attambelos VII, Characene king who surrendered to the Roman Emperor Trajan in 116 AD following two years of fighting
  • Attambelos VIII, may have been king of Characene c.180–195AD; known with certainty only from the coins of his son of maga, who calls himself son of a King Attambelos

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