Ptolemaeus of Commagene

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Ptolemaeus of Commagene was a Hellenistic ruler of Armenian and Greek descent who established the small but strategically important Kingdom of Commagene in what is now southeastern Turkey.

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Ptolemaeus of Commagene canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic ruler ⓘ
founder of state ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
capitalOfRealm Samosata ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Commagene ⓘ
culturalContext Armenian cultural influences ⓘ
Hellenistic Greek culture ⓘ
dynastyFounded Commagenian royal house ⓘ
era Hellenistic period ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Armenian ⓘ
Greek ⓘ
founded Kingdom of Commagene ⓘ
historicalSignificance created a buffer state between rival Hellenistic powers ⓘ
knownFor blending Armenian and Greek royal traditions ⓘ
languageContext Greek-speaking ruling elite ⓘ
name Ptolemaeus of Commagene ⓘ
notableFor establishing an independent kingdom between larger Hellenistic powers ⓘ
politicalStatusOfRealm small but strategically important kingdom ⓘ
positionHeld King of Commagene ⓘ
presentDayLocationOfRealm southeastern Turkey ⓘ
regionRuled Commagene ⓘ
Upper Euphrates region ⓘ
linked to: Upper Mesopotamia

southeastern Anatolia ⓘ
reignBegan 2nd century BC ⓘ
reignEnded 2nd century BC ⓘ
strategicImportanceOfRealm bordered major Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ
controlled routes between Anatolia and Mesopotamia ⓘ
successorStateContext emerged from the breakup of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ
title Basileus of Commagene ⓘ
linked to: King of Commagene

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Kingdom of Commagene → foundedBy → Ptolemaeus of Commagene ⓘ
Orontid dynasty → hasMember → Ptolemaeus of Commagene ⓘ
Ptolemaeus of Commagene → name → Ptolemaeus of Commagene ⓘ