Sanatrouces, king of Armenia

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NameSanatroukes "the Apostle-killer" King of Armenia

Birth65

Death117

FatherMeherdates King of Armenia

Misc. Notes

renounced Christianity, under pressure from his lords and pagan clergy, and put his daughter to death

SANATRUCES (Sinatruces, Pers. Sanatruk), Parthian king. In the troublous times after the death of Mithradates II. (c. 88 B.c.) he was made king by the Sacaraucae, a Mongolian tribe who had invaded Iran. in. 76 B.C. He was eighty years old and reigned seven years; his successor was his son Phraates III. (Lucian, Macrob. 15; Phlegon, fr. 12 ap. Phot. cod. 97; Appian, Mithr. 104; Dio Cass. xxxvi. 45). Another Sanatruces (Sanatrucius) is mentioned as an ephemeral Parthian king in A.D. 115 (Malalas, Chron. p. 270, 273). (Eo. M.) http://69.1911encyclopedia.org/S/SA/SANATRUCES.htm

Spouses

ChildrenGhadama