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Orontes II (Armenian: Երուանդ Բ Yervand II) was the son of Orontes I.After Codomannus ascended the throne of Persia as Darius III in 336 BC Orontes was given the Satrapy of Armenia to rule.At the Battle of Gaugamela he fought on the right flank for king Darius III with 40000 infantry and 7000 cavalry under his command. He died there.Ironically his son Mithrenes Satrap of Lydia had joined king Alexander III after being defeated at Sardis in 334 BC.