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Rhadamistus
Rhadamistus (, ) (died 58) was a royal prince of the Pharnavazid dynasty of the Kingdom of Iberia who reigned over the Kingdom of Armenia from 51 to 53 and 54 to 55. He was considered a usurper and tyrant, who was overthrown in a rebellion supported by the Parthian Empire.
Life.
Rhadamistus was the eldest son of King Pharasmanes I of Iberia. His mother was an unknown Armenian princess of the Artaxiad dynasty, who was the daughter of the Artaxiad Armenian monarchs Tigranes IV and his
she married her uncle, who was also brother to her mother and father.)
Zenobia's father Mithridates reigned in Armenia until her husband (her father Mithridates' brother, and son-in-law) Rhadamistus usurped the Armenian throne by sudden invasion. Her husband destroyed their entire family. Rhadamistus killed both of Zenobia's parents: her mother being Rhadamistus' sister, and her father Mithridates, was Rhadamistus' brother. Zenobia's brothers were also killed by Rhadamistus just because they were crying over their parents' death