Ptolemaeus of Commagene

Ptolemaeus of Commagene

Ptolemaeus (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος; 201 BC – 130 BC) was initially the satrap of Commagene, later becoming its first king in 163 BC. He belonged to the Orontid dynasty, founded by Orontes I. Ptolemaeus' father was King Orontes IV of Armenia, son of Arsames I. Ptolemaeus was the last satrap (governor) of the state of Commagene, a province in the Seleucid Empire. He served under the Syrian Greek kings Antiochus III the Great, Seleucus IV Philopator, Antiochus IV Epiphanes and Antiochus V Eupator. Ptolemaeus served as Satrap of Commagene until 163 BC. When the Seleucid Empire began to disintegrate, Ptolemaeus asserted his sovereignty and made Commagene an independent kingdom in 163 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ptolemaeus of Commagene has received more than 57,408 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Ptolemaeus of Commagene is the 12,663rd most popular politician (up from 13,612th in 2019).