Name Sames Theosebes Died 109 BC | Parents Ptolemaeus of Commagene | |
Role Ptolemaeus of Commagene's son Grandchildren Antiochus I Theos of Commagene Great grandchildren Antiochus II of Commagene, Antiochis of Commagene, Laodice of Parthia, Mithridates II of Commagene People also search for Ptolemaeus of Commagene | ||
Children Mithridates I Callinicus |
Sames or Samos II Theosebes Dikaios (Greek: Σάμος Θεοσεβής Δίκαιος – died 109 BC) was the second king of Commagene. Of Armenian descent, he was the son and successor of Ptolemaeus of Commagene.
Sames reigned as king between 130–109 BC. During his reign, Sames ordered the construction of the fortress at Samosata which is now submerged by water from the Atatürk Dam. Sames died in 109 BC. His wife was Pythodoris, daughter of the Kings of Pontus, and his son and successor was Mithridates I Callinicus.
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