Artavasdes
Appearance
Artavasdes is the Hellenized form of the Iranian name Artavazhda. Variant renderings in Greek include Artabazos, Artabazes, Artabazanes and Artabasdos; in Armenian Artavazd; and in Latin Ardabastus or Artabasdus.
People with this name include:
Persian satraps
- Artabazos I of Phrygia (flourished 5th century BC)
- Artabazos II of Phrygia (flourished 4th century BC)
Kings and emperors
Media Atropatene
- Artabazanes (flourished 3rd century BC), King of Media Atropatene
- Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene (flourished 1st century BC), King of Media Atropatene and Sophene
- Artavasdes I, King of Media Atropatene and Armenia from AD 4 to 6, also known as Artavasdes III of Armenia
Armenia
- Artavasdes I (died 115 BC), King of Armenia
- Artavasdes II (died 31 BC), King of Armenia 53 BC to 34 BC
- Artavasdes III, King of Armenia and Media Atropatene from AD 4 to 6, also known as Artavasdes II of Media Atropatene
- Artavasdes IV, King of Armenia from 252 until 287
Characene
- Artabazos of Characene, a King who flourished late 40s BC
Byzantine empire
- Artabasdos (died 743), Byzantine Emperor of Constantinople who died in 743
Others
- Artabazes (military officer) (died 542), Byzantine soldier
- Artavasdes I Mamikonian, an Armenian sparapet
- Ardabast (Ardabastus), probably legendary son of Wittiza, Visigothic king
- Ardabast (Ardebart), Father of Erwig, Visigothic king