Orodes I of Elymais

Orodes I of Elymais was the ruler of Elymais in the late 1st-century. Unlike the previous rulers of the kingdom, he belonged to a cadet branch of the Arsacid dynasty.^[1] His reign thus marks the start of a second line of rulers that replaced the original Kamnaskirid line.^[1] While the Kamnaskirid rulers only used Greek legends on their coins, the Arsacid rulers of Elymais used both Greek and Aramaic.^[1] Orodes I was succeeded by his son Orodes II, known as Kamnaskires-Orodes.^[2][1]

Coin of Orodes I

References

1. Rezakhani 2013, p. 774.
2. Hansman 1998, p. 373-376.

Sources

• Hansman, John F. (1998). "Elymais". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VIII, Fasc. 4. pp. 373–376.
• Rezakhani, Khodadad (2013). "Arsacid, Elymaean, and Persid Coinage". In Potts, Daniel T. (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Iran. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199733309.

Preceded by Unknown

King of Elymais 1st-century

Succeeded by Orodes II