Mithridates III Antiochus Epiphanes ( el, , flourished 1st century BC) was a prince who served as a
King of Commagene.
Biography
Mithridates III was the son and successor of King
Mithridates II of Commagene. He was of
Iranian
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[; ; ; ; ] and
Greek
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descent.
Mithridates III, sometime after 30 BC, had married his paternal cousin
Iotapa, a Princess of Media
Atropatene
Atropatene ( peo, Ātṛpātakāna; grc, Ἀτροπατηνή), also known as Media Atropatene, was an ancient Iranian kingdom established in by the Persian satrap Atropates. The kingdom, centered in present-day northern Iran, was ruled by A ...
who was a daughter of
Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene
Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene, also known as Artavasdes I of Atropatene (before or about 59 BC-about 20 BC) and Artabazus, was a Prince who served as a King of Media Atropatene. Artavasdes I was an enemy of King Artavasdes II of Armenia and his ...
.
Iotapa bore Mithridates III one son called
Antiochus III
Antiochus III the Great (; grc-gre, Ἀντίoχoς Μέγας ; c. 2413 July 187 BC) was a Greek Hellenistic king and the 6th ruler of the Seleucid Empire, reigning from 222 to 187 BC. He ruled over the region of Syria and large parts of the r ...
and two daughters both called Iotapa. One daughter called
Iotapa married King
Sampsiceramus II of
Emesa, Syria and another
Iotapa, later married and ruled with her brother Antiochus III.
When Mithridates III’s father died in 20 BC, he succeeded his father. He reigned as king between 20 BC–12 BC. Very little is known on his life and his reign. When he died in 12 BC,
Antiochus III of Commagene
Antiochus III Epiphanes ( el, , flourished 1st century BC and 1st century AD) 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 Iotapa, and of mixed Iranian,; ; ...
became King.
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Kings of Commagene
12 BC deaths
1st-century BC rulers in Asia
Year of birth unknown