About Sames II Theosebes Dikaios
Lived 200 BC – 109 BC. Sames II Theosebes Dikaios was a monarch.
Sames or Samos II Theosebes Dikaios ( – died 109 BC) was the second king of Commagene. He was the son and successor of Ptolemaeus of Commagene.
Sames reigned as king between 130 and 109 BC. During his reign, Sames ordered the construction of the fortress at Samosata which is now submerged by the Atatürk Reservoir. 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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Who was Sames II Theosebes Dikaios?
King of Commagene
When was Sames II Theosebes Dikaios born?
Sames II Theosebes Dikaios was born in 200 BC in Kingdom of Commagene.
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Sames II Theosebes Dikaios died in 109 BC.
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Sames II Theosebes Dikaios was a monarch.
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