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Sapaeans, Sapaei or Sapaioi ( Ancient Greek, "Σαπαίοι") were a Thracian tribe close to the Greek city of Abdera. One of their kings was named Abrupolis and had allied himself with the Romans. They ruled Thrace after the
Odrysians The Odrysian Kingdom (; Ancient Greek: ) was a state grouping many Thracian tribes united by the Odrysae, which arose in the early 5th century BC and existed at least until the late 1st century BC. It consisted mainly of present-day Bulgaria and ...
until its incorporation by the Roman Empire as a province.Thracian Kings, University of Michigan
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Sapaean Kings of Thrace

* Cotys I son of Rhoemetalces c.57 BC-48 BC * Rhescuporis I son of Cotys I 48 BC-41 BC * Cotys II son of Rhescuporis I 42 BC – 15 BC :*Thrace becomes a client state of Rome at 11 BC * Rhoemetalces I son of Cotys II 15 BC – 12 AD * Rhescuporis II son of Cotys II in western Thrace; 12–18 AD deposed * Cotys III son of Rhoemetalces I in eastern Thrace 12–18 murdered * Rhoemetalces II son of Cotys III and Tryphaena 18–26 :* Roman caretaker rules Rhoemetalces III part of Thrace 26-38 * Rhoemetalces III son of Rhescuporis II 38–46 :* 46 to the Roman Empire


Family tree of Sapaean kings of Thrace


References


See also

* List of Thracian tribes {{commons, Ancient Thrace and Ancient Thracians Thracian tribes Ancient tribes in the Balkans Ancient Thrace Ancient Greece