ARIARAMNEIA, a city in Cappadocia mentioned in an inscription in Greek and Aramaic as the residence of a military leader in the 2nd century B.C. (Stähelin in Pauly-Wissowa, Suppl. III, col. 156). It was almost certainly named after and probably founded by Ariaramnes, the father of Ariarathes II.
(A. Sh. Shahbazi)
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Shahbazi, Alireza Shapur. "ARIARAMNEIA." Encyclopaedia Iranica. Published December 15, 1986. https://doi.org/10.1163/2330-4804_EIRO_COM_5692