Polemon II of Pontus

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Polemon II of Pontus was a 1st-century client king of the Roman Empire who ruled in the regions of Pontus, Cilicia, and Colchis and was notable for his political alliances and brief marriage to the Judean queen Berenice.

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Polemon II of Pontus canonical 5
Polemon II 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 1st-century ruler
Roman client king
client king
monarch
allegiance Roman Empire
alsoKnownAs Marcus Antonius Polemon Pythodoros
Polemon II of Pontus
surface form: Polemon II
birthDate circa 12 CE
capital Sinop
surface form: Sinope
citizenship Roman Empire
coinage issued Hellenistic-style royal coins
contemporaryOf Claudius
surface form: Emperor Claudius

Nero
surface form: Emperor Nero
deathDate after 74 CE
dynasty Mithridatic dynasty
surface form: Pontic dynasty
ethnicBackground Anatolian Greek
father Polemon I of Pontus
governanceType client monarchy under Roman oversight
grandfather Zenon of Laodicea (probable)
grandmother Antonia Tryphaena
historicalPeriod Early Roman Empire
historicalRegion Asia Minor
language Greek
marriageStatusWithBerenice brief
mentionedIn Jewish Antiquities by Flavius Josephus
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
surface form: The Jewish War by Flavius Josephus
mother Pythodorida of Pontus
name Polemon II of Pontus self-link
nobleFamily Tetrarchs of Pontus
notableFor brief marriage to Judean queen Berenice
political alliances with Rome
occupation king
politicalRole buffer ruler between Rome and eastern kingdoms
predecessor Pythodorida of Pontus
reignEnd circa 64 CE
reignStart circa 38 CE
relatedTo Mark Antony
religion Hellenistic polytheism
ruledRegion Armenia Minor
Cilicia
Colchis
Pontus
spouse Berenice (Herodian princess)
surface form: Berenice of Judea

Julia Mamaea
surface form: Julia Mamaea (possible or traditional attribution)
successor Roman provincial administration of Pontus
title King of Armenia Minor
King of Cilicia
King of Colchis
King of Pontus

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Kingdom of Pontus ruler Polemon II of Pontus
Berenice (Herodian princess) spouse Polemon II of Pontus
Pythodorida of Pontus child Polemon II of Pontus
Pythodorida of Pontus successor Polemon II of Pontus
Polemon II of Pontus name Polemon II of Pontus self-link
Polemon II of Pontus alsoKnownAs Polemon II of Pontus
this entity surface form: Polemon II