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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polemon II of Pontus canonical | 5 |
| Polemon II | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Polemon II