Obodas III

Target entity: Obodas III
Context triple: [Aretas IV of Nabatea, predecessor, Obodas III]

• A. Cambyses II
  Cambyses II was a king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, best known for succeeding Cyrus the Great and conquering Egypt in the 6th century BCE.
• B. Cambyses I
  Cambyses I was a 6th-century BCE king of Anshan and an early Achaemenid ruler best known as the father of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Empire.
• C. Vaballathus
  Vaballathus was a 3rd-century Palmyrene prince and briefly recognized Roman imperial claimant who ruled alongside his mother Zenobia during the Palmyrene Empire’s expansion before being defeated by Emperor Aurelian.
• D. Phraortes
  Phraortes was an early king of the Medes who expanded Median power and is traditionally credited with helping lay the foundations of the Median Empire in ancient Iran.
• E. Psamtik III
  Psamtik III was the last pharaoh of Egypt’s 26th Dynasty, whose brief reign ended with the Persian conquest under Cambyses II.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Obodas III
Target entity description: Obodas III was a king of Nabatea who ruled in the late 1st century BCE and oversaw a period of relative stability and prosperity for the kingdom.

• A. Cambyses II
  Cambyses II was a king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, best known for succeeding Cyrus the Great and conquering Egypt in the 6th century BCE.
• B. Cambyses I
  Cambyses I was a 6th-century BCE king of Anshan and an early Achaemenid ruler best known as the father of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Empire.
• C. Vaballathus
  Vaballathus was a 3rd-century Palmyrene prince and briefly recognized Roman imperial claimant who ruled alongside his mother Zenobia during the Palmyrene Empire’s expansion before being defeated by Emperor Aurelian.
• D. Phraortes
  Phraortes was an early king of the Medes who expanded Median power and is traditionally credited with helping lay the foundations of the Median Empire in ancient Iran.
• E. Psamtik III
  Psamtik III was the last pharaoh of Egypt’s 26th Dynasty, whose brief reign ended with the Persian conquest under Cambyses II.
• F. None of above. chosen