Artabanus II of Parthia rules the Parthian Empire from about CE 10 to 38.

He is the son of a princess of the Arsacid Dynasty (and (according to the article of Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene) of Darius, Aratvasdes' son) who lives in the East among the Dahan nomads.

He is raised to the throne by those Parthian grandees, who will not acknowledge Vonones I, whom the Roman Emperor Augustus has sent from Rome (where he lived as hostage) as successor of his father Phraates IV.