Archelaus (Greek: Ἀρχέλαος; born before 8 BC; died 38 AD) was a Cappadocian prince[1] and a Roman client king[2] of Cilicia Trachea and Eastern Lycaonia.
The father of Artavasdes II was Tigranes the Great,[6] who married Cleopatra of Pontus, a daughter of Mithridates VI from his first wife, his sister, Laodice.
The Romans mandated Archelaus to rule, as a client king, Cilicia Trachea, including its maritime possessions,[10] Derbe, Laranda and all the surrounding regions up to Eastern Lycaonia,[3] which all were territories of his father.
In 36 AD, the Cappadocian tribe of the Cietae, who were subjects of Archelaus, rebelled against the monarch because of the compulsion to supply property returns and taxes in the Roman fashion.
For Archelaus to end the rebellion, Imperial Governor of Syria, Lucius Vitellius the Elder, sent four thousand legionaries from the Syrian army, who were commanded by Marcus Trebellius, along with auxiliary troops.