Died 12 BC Name Mithridates of | House Orontid Dynasty | |
Reign 20 BC – 12 BC(8 years) Issue Aka II of CommageneAntiochus III of CommageneIotapa, Queen of EmesaIotapa, Queen of Commagene Children Antiochus III of Commagene, Iotapa, Queen Iotapa of Emesa Parents Mithridates II of Commagene, Laodice Grandparents Antiochus I Theos of Commagene, Isias Great grandchildren Antiochus IV of Commagene, Callinicus, Gaius Julius Archelaus Antiochus Epiphanes, Julia Iotapa | ||
Mithridates III Antiochus Epiphanes (Greek: Μιθριδάτης Ἀντίοχος ὀ Ἐπιφανής, 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 and Queen Laodice. He was of Armenian and Greek descent.
Mithridates III, sometime after 30 BC, had married his paternal cousin Iotapa, a Princess of Media Atropatene who was a daughter of Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene and his wife, Athenais.
Iotapa bore Mithridates III one daughter, Aka II of Commagene; one son called Antiochus III 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 became King.