Mithridates III of Commagene
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Mithridates III Antiochus Epiphanes was a King
Kingdom of Commagene
The Kingdom of Commagene was an ancient kingdom of the Hellenistic Age.Little is known of the region of Commagene prior to the beginning of the 2nd century BC. However, it seems that, from what little evidence remains, Commagene formed part of a larger state that also included Sophene...

. The son and successor of King Mithridates II of Commagene
Mithridates II of Commagene
Mithridates II Antiochus Epiphanes Philorhomaios Philhellenos Monocritis, also known as Mithridates II of Commagene was a man of Armenian and Greek descent who lived in the 1st century BC. He was a prince of Commagene and one of the sons of King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene and Queen Isias...

 and Queen Laodice
Laodice (wife of Mithridates II of Commagene)
Laodice , was a Greek woman who lived in the 1st century BC. She had married the Greek King from the Kingdom of Commagene Mithridates II of Commagene, the first son and heir to Greek King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene and Greek Queen Isias of Commagene...

, he was of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

n and Greek
Greeks
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 descent.
Mithridates sometime after 30 BC
30 BC
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, had married his paternal cousin Iotapa
Iotapa
Iotapa or Iotape also known as Iotapi was the name of various queens and princesses who lived in between the 2nd century BC, 1st century BC, 1st century and 2nd century. The name Iotapa or Iotape originally derives from the name Jotapa or Jotape, which was a name of Persian origin...

, a Princess of Media and daughter of Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene
Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene
Artavasdes I was a king of Media Atropatene. As an enemy of Artavasdes II of Armenia and his son Artaxias II, Artavasdes I was mentioned in diplomatic affairs of Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Mark Anthony.- Biography :...

. Iotapa bore Mithridates a son, Antiochus III of Commagene
Antiochus III of Commagene
Antiochus III Epiphanes was the ruler of the Kingdom of Commagene from 12 BC to 17 AD. He was the son and successor of King Mithridates III of Commagene and Princess of Media and Queen of Commagene, Iotapa, and of mixed Armenian, Greek and Median descent. His parents were first cousins.When...

, and a daughter, Iotapa
Iotapa
Iotapa or Iotape also known as Iotapi was the name of various queens and princesses who lived in between the 2nd century BC, 1st century BC, 1st century and 2nd century. The name Iotapa or Iotape originally derives from the name Jotapa or Jotape, which was a name of Persian origin...

, who married King Sampsiceramus II of Emesa (modern Homs
Homs
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, Syria
Syria
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). When Mithridates’ father died in 20 BC, he succeeded his father. He reigned as king between 20 BC
20 BC
Year 20 BC was either a common year starting on Wednesday or Thursday or a leap year starting on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday of the Julian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Proleptic Julian calendar...

-12 BC
12 BC
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. Very little is known on his life and his reign as King. When he died in 12 BC, Antiochus III of Commagene
Antiochus III of Commagene
Antiochus III Epiphanes was the ruler of the Kingdom of Commagene from 12 BC to 17 AD. He was the son and successor of King Mithridates III of Commagene and Princess of Media and Queen of Commagene, Iotapa, and of mixed Armenian, Greek and Median descent. His parents were first cousins.When...

 became king. Antiochus III ruled with another sister called Iotapa
Iotapa
Iotapa or Iotape also known as Iotapi was the name of various queens and princesses who lived in between the 2nd century BC, 1st century BC, 1st century and 2nd century. The name Iotapa or Iotape originally derives from the name Jotapa or Jotape, which was a name of Persian origin...

 whom he married.

Ancestry



Sources

  • http://www.mavors.org/PDFs/Commagene.pdf
  • http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0203.html
  • http://www.tyndale.cam.ac.uk/Egypt/ptolemies/helios.htm
  • http://www.tyndale.cam.ac.uk/egypt/ptolemies/tryphaena.htm
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  • The Building Program of Herod the Great, By Duane W. Roller, Published by University of California Press 1998, ISBN 0520209346
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