Orontes II
Orontes II (Old Persian: *Arvanta-) was a Persian noble living in the 4th century BC. He is probably to be identified as the satrap of Armenia under Darius III, and may in fact have succeeded Darius in this position when Darius ascended the throne of Persia in 336 BC.
| Orontes II | |
|---|---|
19th-century imaginary illustration of Orontes II | |
| Satrap of Armenia | |
| Reign | 336–331 BC |
| Predecessor | Darius III |
| Successor | Mithrenes (?) |
| Died | 331 BC Gaugamela |
| Issue | Mithrenes (?) |
| Dynasty | Orontid dynasty |
| Father | Orontes I (?) |
| Mother | Rhodogune (?) |
| Religion | Zoroastrianism |
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