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which ruled Armenia and Sophene. The preceding Orontid ruler of Sophene, Xerxes, was poisoned on orders in approximately 212 BC, or later, in 202/201 BC. Different views exist on the question of whether the Zareh mentioned in Artaxias I's Aramaic inscriptions is identical with the Zariadres who became ruler of Sophene according to Strabo. Michal Marciak argues that identifying Zariadres of Sophene with the Zareh of the inscriptions seems to be "the most straightforward

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