List of rulers of Cappadocia

Achaemenid Cappadocia

The Satrapy of Capadocia was a satrapy (province) of the Achaemenid Empire until its conquest by Alexander the Great in 331 BC.

• Datames, c. 380–362 BC
• Ariamnes I, 362–350 BC
• Mithrobuzanes (died 334)
• Ariarathes I, 340s–331 BC

Ariarathes I managed to keep control of Cappadocia even after Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persians; however, in 322 BC, he was crucified by Perdiccas, Alexander's general and (after Alexander's death) regent. Perdiccas gave Capadocia to Eumenes, Alexander's former secretary. However, during the instability of the ongoing civil wars between Alexander's generals, Eumenes was killed, and Ariarathes I's adopted son, Ariarathes II, managed to re-secure his inheritance and became King of Cappadocia (while accepting Seleucid suzerainty).

• Ariarathes I, 331–322 BC
• Ariarathes II, 301–280 BC
• Ariamnes II, 280–230 BC
• Ariarathes III, 255–220 BC
• Ariarathes IV Eusebes, 220–163 BC
• Ariarathes V Eusebes Philopator, 163–130 BC
• Orophernes, 157 BC
• Ariarathes VI Epiphanes Philopator, 130–116 BC
• Ariarathes VII Philometor, 116–101 BC
• Ariarathes VIII, 101–96 BC
• Ariarathes IX, c. 95 BC
• Ariobarzanes I Philoromaios, 95–c. 63 BC
• Ariobarzanes II Philopator, c. 63–51 BC
• Ariobarzanes III Eusebes Philoromaios, 51–42 BC
• Ariarathes X Eusebes Philadelphos, 42–36 BC
• Archelaus, 36 BC–17 AD