Carcathiocerta

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Carcathiocerta (Armenian: Կարկաթիոկերտ, Karkatiokert or Արկաթիակերտ, Arkatiakert. Ancient Greek: Καρκαθιόκερτα, Karkathiokerta) was a city in Armenian Sophene near the Tigris, identified with the modern city of Eğil. It was the first capital of Sophene until Arsames I founded the new capital Arshamshat around 230 BCE.

Strabo in his Geography, calls it "The royal city of Sophene".[1]

References

  1. ↑ Strabo, Geography, Book 11, Chapter 14.3
Ancestor
Orontids
Capital
Carcathiocerta, then Arsamosata
Dynasty
Sames (ca. 260 B.C.)
Arsames I (ca. 240 B.C.)
Arsames II (ca. 230 B.C.)
Xerxes (ca. 220 B.C.)
Abdissares (ca. 210 B.C.)
Zariadres (ca. 190 B.C.)
Morphilig (ca. 150 B.C.)
Artanes (ca. 110 B.C.)


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