Vardanes II

1st century CE Parthian prince and king

Vardanes II

Tetradrachm of Vardanes II, Seleucia mint

King of the Parthian Empire
Reign| 55 – 58
Predecessor| Vologases I
Successor| Vologases I

Died| c. 58
Dynasty| Arsacid dynasty
Father| Vologases I or Vardanes I
Religion| Zoroastrianism

Vardanes II was the son of Vologases I[1] or Vardanes I[2] and briefly ruler of parts of the Parthian Empire. In ancient records he only appears in Tacitus.[1] Otherwise he is only known from coins that are dated between 55 and 58 CE.[3] He rebelled against Vologases I at Seleucia from about 55 to 58 CE and must have occupied Ecbatana, since he issued coins from the mint there, bearing the likeness of a young beardless king wearing a diadem with five pendants. The lack of facial lesions on his coins sets him apart from other Parthian rulers, many of whom were depicted with nodules resembling trichoepithelioma. [4] Other than that nothing more about him is known.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b Tacitus, Annals 13,7
2. ^ Ellerbrock 2021, p. 57.
3. ^ Sellwood 1983, 295
4. ^ Hart, Gerald D. (1996). "Trichoepithelioma and the Kings of Ancient Parthia". Can. Med. Assoc. J. 94 (11): 547–549\. PMC 1936547. PMID 5324106.547-549&rft.date=1996&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1936547#id-name=PMC&rft_id=info:pmid/5324106&rft.aulast=Hart&rft.aufirst=Gerald+D.&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1936547&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Vardanes+II" class="Z3988">
5. ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Vardanes s.v. Vardanes II.". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 905.

## Sources

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* Chaumont, M. L.; Schippmann, K. (1988). "Balāš". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. III, Fasc. 6. pp. 574–580.574-580&rft.date=1988&rft.aulast=Chaumont&rft.aufirst=M.+L.&rft.au=Schippmann,+K.&rft_id=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/balas-proper-name&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Vardanes+II" class="Z3988">
* Dąbrowa, Edward (2010). "The Arsacids and their State". XI: 21–52.21-52&rft.date=2010&rft.aulast=Dąbrowa&rft.aufirst=Edward&rft_id=https://www.academia.edu/2348544&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Vardanes+II" class="Z3988"> `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` (help)
* Dąbrowa, Edward (2017). "Tacitus on the Parthians". Electrum. 24: 171–189\. doi:10.4467/20800909EL.17.026.7508.171-189&rft.date=2017&rft_id=info:doi/10.4467/20800909EL.17.026.7508&rft.aulast=Dąbrowa&rft.aufirst=Edward&rft_id=https://www.academia.edu/35960477&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Vardanes+II" class="Z3988">
* Ellerbrock, Uwe (2021). The Parthians: The Forgotten Empire. Oxford: Routledge. ISBN 978-0367481902.
* Sellwood, David (1983). "Parthian Coins". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran. Vol. 3(1): The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanian Periods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 279–298\. ISBN 0-521-20092-X.279-298&rft.pub=Cambridge+University+Press&rft.date=1983&rft.isbn=0-521-20092-X&rft.aulast=Sellwood&rft.aufirst=David&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ko_RafMSGLkC&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Vardanes+II" class="Z3988">

Vardanes II

Arsacid dynasty

Died: 58

Preceded by

Vologases I

|  King of the Parthian Empire
55–58  | Succeeded by

Vologases I

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