Rhodogune (daughter of Artaxerxes II) explained

Rhodogune was a Persian princess from the Achaemenid dynasty, who was a daughter of Artaxerxes II .

Following the Battle of Cunaxa in 401 BC, she was given by her father in marriage to the Bactrian nobleman Orontes I, who was the satrap of the satrapy of Armenia. Their marriage is mentioned in one of the stelae of Mount Nemrut, erected by their descendant Antiochus I of Commagene in order to highlight the Commagenian claim to Achaemenid ancestry.

Sources

• Book: Brijder . Herman. Nemrud Dağı: Recent Archaeological Research and Conservation Activities in the Tomb Sanctuary on Mount Nemrud . 2014 . Walter de Gruyter. 978-1-61451-713-9.
  • Book: Shayegan, M. Rahim. Curtis. Vesta Sarkhosh. Pendleton. Elizabeth J.. Alram. Michael. Daryaee. Touraj. The Parthian and Early Sasanian Empires: Adaptation and Expansion . 2016 . Oxbow Books . 978-1-78570-208-2 . The Arsacids and Commagene.
• Book: Stronk, Jan. Semiramis' Legacy: The History of Persia According to Diodorus of Sicily. Edinburgh University Press. 2016. Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Persia. 3. 978-1-474-41426-5.

Further reading

• Encyclopedia: Rhodogune . Schmitt . Rüdiger . http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/rhodogune . Encyclopaedia Iranica . 2017 .