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Vonones II (died 51 AD) was a Parthian prince who ruled as king of Media Atropatene and briefly as king of the Parthian Empire. Vonones was not from the ruling branch of the Arsacid royal family. His father was a Dahae prince, who was most likely descended from the former Arsacid monarch Mithridates II ( r.
Apr 7, 2017 · Vonones II was the namesake of his maternal relative Vonones I, as he was born and raised in the Parthian Empire. Prior to his Parthian Kingship from about 11 until 51, Vonones II served as a King of Media Atropatene.
- Greek Concubine
- Parthia
- circa -10
- circa 51 (52-69)Parthia
After the short reign of Vonones II (51), the throne passed to Vologeses I (reigned 51–80), an ardent anti-Roman. One of his brothers, Vonones, was made king of Media. Vologeses I wanted his second brother, Tiridates, to be king of Armenia—putting him in position to break with Rome, which opposed….
Vonones II: Arsacid king of the Parthian Empire (r.51 CE). In 51 CE, king Gotarzes II died. According to the Roman historian Tacitus, the Parthian ruler died of an illness, note although Josephus writes that he was assassinated. note In any case, the new ruler was a man named Vonones II. Tacitus has only this to say:
Vonones reigned for only a few short months. Little is known of this king, but he may have been from the same Arsacid family as Vologases I and Vardanes II . Click here to view the inscriptions on this king's coins.
Vonones II was a Parthian prince who served as a King of Media Atropatene and briefly as King of the Parthian Empire.
The Vonones coins show Zeus, Herakles and Pallas; the Maues series has Zeus, Helios, Herakles, Poseidon, Apollo, Demeter, Artemis, and Ardoxsho (god? dess with lamp).
