Commagene

Commagene

"For the kingdom, please see Kingdom of Commagene."

[
Armenian Empire under Tigranes the Great.]

Commagene or Kommagene (Greek:"Kομμαγηνή", Kommagênê _hy. Կոմմագենէ) is a region of ancient Armenia which is located in modern south eastern Turkey on the border with Syria. Initially a part of the Armenian province of Sophene, it was detached from Armenia along with Sophene by the Seleucids, forming part of the Kingdom of Sophenecite book
last = Chahin
first = Mark
author link =
title =The Kingdom of Armenia
publisher = Routlege
year =2001
location =
pages =
isbn = 0700714529] .

Later, in about 163 B.C. the Seleucids detached Commagene from Sophene. The local satrap Ptolemaeus of Commagene established himself as ruler of the Kingdom of Commagene in this year. The kingdom maintained independence until 72 A.D. when it became part of the Roman province of Syria.

Historical evidence suggests that the population of the region was linguistically and ethnically Armenian until the end of the 1st century B.C.cite book
last = Bedoukian
first = Paul
author link =
title =Coinage of the Armenia Kingdoms of Sophene and Commagene
publisher = Armenian Numismatic Society
year =1985
location =Los Angeles
pages = 30 pages
isbn = 0960684239] Toumanoff, Cyril(1963) "Studies in Christian Caucasian History", Georgetown University Press]

ee also

*List of rulers of Commagene
*Roman province
*Mount Nemrut

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