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Ariarathes V Eusebes Philopator

Ariarathes V Eusebes Philopator (c.163-131/130): king of Cappadocia.

Born as Mithradates
Son of Ariarathes IV Eusebes and Antiochis (daughter of Antiochus III the Great and Laodice III)
Married to: Nysa
Son: Ariarathes VI Epiphanes
Successor of: Ariathes IV Eusebes

Student of the philosopher Carneades
163: Succeeds Ariathes IV Eusebes
The Armenian king Artaxias I proposes a division of Sophene (along the Upper Euphrates), but Ariarathes puts a puppet king named Mithrobuzanes on the throne
King Ptolemy of Comagene tries to conquer the Cappadocian city Melitene, but is repelled
The Seleucid king Demetrius I Soter proposes that Ariarathes marries to his sister Laodice V, widow of Perseus of Macedonia; Ariarathes refuses
158: Civil war in Cappadocia; Demetrius supports Ariarathes' brother Orophernes II against Ariarathes V Philopator
c.156: Ariarathes' sister Stratonice IV is married to king Attalus II Philadelphus, who brings back Ariarathes to his kingdom.
Summer 152: Ariarathes and Attalus, the Egyptian king Ptolemy VI Philometor, and Rome, support Alexander I Balas, usurper in the Seleucid Empire.
133: Pergamon bequeathed to Rome; revolt of a Pergamene prince, Aristonicus
131/130: Ariarathes fights against Aristonicus and is killed in action