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Ptolemaeus of Commagene

250 BC - 130 BC

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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. Ptolemaeus declared Samosata, the capital of Commagene under the Seleucid rule, as the capital of his new kingdom.Ptolemaeus was a relative to King Mithridates I of Parthia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ptolemaeus of Commagene has received more than 53,378 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Ptolemaeus of Commagene is the 13,660th most popular politician (down from 10,998th in 2019).

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Among politicians, Ptolemaeus of Commagene ranks 13,660 out of 15,577Before him are Jan Černý, J. William Fulbright, Seuthes II, William Camden, Elaine Chao, and Evangelos Venizelos. After him are Bainbridge Colby, José María Castro Madriz, Pascual Madoz, Manuel Merino, Numa Droz, and Michael Portillo.

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Among people born in 250 BC, Ptolemaeus of Commagene ranks 29Before him are Arsames I, Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus, Sotion, Stratonice of Macedon, Manius Otacilius Crassus, and Philaenis.  Among people deceased in 130 BC, Ptolemaeus of Commagene ranks 5Before him are Menander I, Pacuvius, Servius Sulpicius Galba, and Quintus Fabius Maximus Aemilianus.

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