Sapaeans, Sapaei or Sapaioi (Ancient Greek, "Σαπαίοι") were a Thracian[1] tribe close to the Greek city of Abdera. One of their kings was named Abrupolis[2] and had allied himself with the Romans. They ruled Thrace after the Odrysians until its incorporation by the Roman Empire as a province.[3]
Sapaean Kings of Thrace
- Cotys I son of Rhoemetalces c. 57 BC – c. 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
- Antonia Tryphaena (Queen), co-ruler of Rhoemetalces II
- Rhoemetalces III son of Rhescuporis II 38–46
- 46 to the Roman Empire
- Pythodoris II (Queen), co-ruler of Rhoemetalces III
Family tree of Sapaean kings of Thrace
| Rhoemetalces SAPAEAN KINGS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cotys I (Sapaean) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Antony ∞ Antonia Hybrida | Rhescuporis I (Sapaean) | Rascus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Antonia ∞ Pythodoros of Tralles | Cotys II (Sapaean) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pythodorida of Pontus ∞ Polemon I of Pontus | Rhoemetalces I ∞ Pythodoris I | (woman) ∞ Cotys VII ASTAEAN KINGS | Rhescuporis II (Sapaean) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Antonia Tryphaena | Cotys III (Sapaean) | Rhoemetalces III 38-46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhoemetalces II 19-38 | Gepaepyris ∞ Tiberius Julius Aspurgus king of Vosporus | Cotys IX king of Lesser Armenia | Pythodoris II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
See also
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