Laodice VII Thea
Laodice VII Thea Philadelphus (Greek: Λαοδίκη ἡ Θεά καὶ Φιλάδελφος,[1] born after 122 BC–?), was a Greek–Syrian princess of the Seleucid Empire and future queen of Commagene. She was the daughter of Greek–Syrian King Antiochus VIII Grypus and Greek Ptolemaic Princess Cleopatra Tryphaena (see Cleopatra VI of Egypt), a daughter of Ptolemy VIII Physcon.[2][1]
Laodice married Mithridates I Callinicus,[2] a prince and future king from the Kingdom of Commagene. The fathers of Laodice and Mithridates had arranged their marriage as part of a peace alliance between their kingdoms.[citation needed] Mithridates embraced the Greek culture. Laodice bore Mithridates a son, Antiochus I Theos of Commagene (c. 86 BC–38 BC).[2] Antiochus became a prince and future king of Commagene.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Overtoom 2020, p. 269.
- ^ a b c Walbank & Astin 1970, p. 491.
Bibliography
[edit]- Walbank, Frank William; Astin, A. E., eds. (1970). The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 7, Part 1. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521234450.
- Overtoom, Nikolaus Leo (2020). Reign of Arrows: The Rise of the Parthian Empire in the Hellenistic Middle East. Oxford Studies in Early Empires Series. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190888329.