Artavasdes

Artavasdes is the Hellenized form of the Iranian name Artavazhda. Variant renderings in Greek include Artabazos, Artabazes, Artabazanes and Artabasdos, and in Armenian Artavazd. People with this name include:

Persian Satraps

• Artabazos I of Phrygia (flourished 5th century BC)
• Artabazos II of Phrygia (flourished 4th century BC)

Monarchs of Media Atropatene & Armenia

• Artabazanes (flourished 3rd century BC), King of Media Atropatene
• Artavasdes I of Armenia (died 115 BC), King of Armenia
• Artavasdes II of Armenia (died 31 BC), King of Armenia 53 BC to 34 BC
• Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene (flourished 1st century BC), King of Media Atropatene and Sophene
• Artavasdes III, King of Media Atropatene and Armenia from 4 to 6, he is also known as Artavasdes II of Media Atropatene
• Gaius Julius Artavasdes (flourished 1st century), son of Artavasdes III
• Artavasdes IV, King of Armenia from 252 until 287

Others

• Artabazos I of Characene, a King who flourished late 40s BC
• Artabasdos, Byzantine Emperor of Constantinople who died in 743
• Ardabast (Artavasdes), son of Wittiza, Visigothic King of Hispania