List of kings of Commagene explained

Commagene was a small Irano-Hellenistic kingdom in southern Anatolia near Antioch, which began life as a tributary state of the Seleucid Empire and later became an independent kingdom, before eventually being annexed by the Roman Empire in 72.

Satraps of Commagene, 290–163 BC

• Sames 290–260 BC
• Arsames I 260–228 BC
• Xerxes of Armenia 228–212 BC
• Ptolemaeus of Commagene 201–163 BC

Kings of Commagene, 163 BC – 72 AD

• Ptolemaeus of Commagene 163–130 BC
• Sames II Theosebes Dikaios 130–109 BC
• Mithridates I Callinicus 109–70 BC
• Antiochus I of Commagene 70–38 BC
• Mithridates II of Commagene 38–20 BC
• Mithridates III of Commagene 20–12 BC
• Antiochus III of Commagene 12 BC – 17 AD
• Ruled by Rome 17–38
• Antiochus IV of Commagene 38–72 and wife, Julia Iotapa

Descendants of the Kings of Commagene

• Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappos
• Julia Balbilla
• Gaius Julius Agrippa
• Gaius Julius Alexander Berenicianus
• Julia (sister to Berenicianus), who married consul Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus
• Jotapianus, possibly

Sources

• Book: Shayegan, M. Rahim. Curtis. Vesta Sarkhosh. Pendleton. Elizabeth J.. Alram. Michael. Daryaee. Touraj. The Parthian and Early Sasanian Empires: Adaptation and Expansion . 2016 . Oxbow Books . 9781785702082 . The Arsacids and Commagene.