# Sapaeans

Sapaeans, Sapaei or Sapaioi (Ancient Greek, "Σαπαίοι") were a Thracian tribe close to the Greek city of Abdera. One of their kings was named Abrupolis and had allied himself with the Romans. They ruled Thrace after the Odrysians until its incorporation by the Roman Empire as a province.

## Sapaean Kings of Thrace

* Cotys I son of Rhoemetalces c. 57 BC – c. 48 BC
* Rhescuporis I son of Cotys I 48 BC-41 BC
* Cotys II son of Rhescuporis I 42 BC – 15 BC
   * Thrace becomes a client state of Rome at 11 BC
* Rhoemetalces I son of Cotys II 15 BC – 12 AD
* Rhescuporis II son of Cotys II in western Thrace; 12–18 AD deposed
* Cotys III son of Rhoemetalces I in eastern Thrace 12–18 murdered
* Rhoemetalces II son of Cotys III and Tryphaena 18–26
   * Roman caretaker rules Rhoemetalces III part of Thrace 26-38
* Antonia Tryphaena (Queen), co-ruler of Rhoemetalces II
* Rhoemetalces III son of Rhescuporis II 38–46
   * 46 to the Roman Empire
* Pythodoris II (Queen), co-ruler of Rhoemetalces III

## Family tree of Sapaean kings of Thrace

| | | | | | | | | Rhoemetalces SAPAEAN KINGS | Rhoemetalces SAPAEAN KINGS | Rhoemetalces SAPAEAN KINGS | Rhoemetalces SAPAEAN KINGS | Rhoemetalces SAPAEAN KINGS | Rhoemetalces SAPAEAN KINGS |
| | | | | | | | | Cotys I (Sapaean) | Cotys I (Sapaean) | Cotys I (Sapaean) | Cotys I (Sapaean) | Cotys I (Sapaean) | Cotys I (Sapaean) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Antony ∞ Antonia Hybrida | Mark Antony ∞ Antonia Hybrida | Mark Antony ∞ Antonia Hybrida | Mark Antony ∞ Antonia Hybrida | Mark Antony ∞ Antonia Hybrida | Mark Antony ∞ Antonia Hybrida | | | Rhescuporis I (Sapaean) | Rhescuporis I (Sapaean) | Rhescuporis I (Sapaean) | Rhescuporis I (Sapaean) | Rhescuporis I (Sapaean) | Rhescuporis I (Sapaean) | | | Rascus | Rascus | Rascus | Rascus | Rascus | Rascus |
| Antonia ∞ Pythodoros of Tralles | Antonia ∞ Pythodoros of Tralles | Antonia ∞ Pythodoros of Tralles | Antonia ∞ Pythodoros of Tralles | Antonia ∞ Pythodoros of Tralles | Antonia ∞ Pythodoros of Tralles | | | Cotys II (Sapaean) | Cotys II (Sapaean) | Cotys II (Sapaean) | Cotys II (Sapaean) | Cotys II (Sapaean) | Cotys II (Sapaean) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pythodorida of Pontus ∞ Polemon I of Pontus | Pythodorida of Pontus ∞ Polemon I of Pontus | Pythodorida of Pontus ∞ Polemon I of Pontus | Pythodorida of Pontus ∞ Polemon I of Pontus | | | Rhoemetalces I ∞ Pythodoris I | Rhoemetalces I ∞ Pythodoris I | Rhoemetalces I ∞ Pythodoris I | Rhoemetalces I ∞ Pythodoris I | | | (woman) ∞ Cotys VII ASTAEAN KINGS | (woman) ∞ Cotys VII ASTAEAN KINGS | (woman) ∞ Cotys VII ASTAEAN KINGS | (woman) ∞ Cotys VII ASTAEAN KINGS | | | | | | | Rhescuporis II (Sapaean) | Rhescuporis II (Sapaean) | Rhescuporis II (Sapaean) | Rhescuporis II (Sapaean) |
| Antonia Tryphaena | Antonia Tryphaena | Antonia Tryphaena | Antonia Tryphaena | Antonia Tryphaena | Antonia Tryphaena | | | Cotys III (Sapaean) | Cotys III (Sapaean) | Cotys III (Sapaean) | Cotys III (Sapaean) | Cotys III (Sapaean) | Cotys III (Sapaean) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rhoemetalces III 38-46 | Rhoemetalces III 38-46 | Rhoemetalces III 38-46 | Rhoemetalces III 38-46 | Rhoemetalces III 38-46 | Rhoemetalces III 38-46 |
| | | | | | | | | Rhoemetalces II 19-38 | Rhoemetalces II 19-38 | | | Gepaepyris ∞ Tiberius Julius Aspurgus king of Vosporus | Gepaepyris ∞ Tiberius Julius Aspurgus king of Vosporus | | | Cotys IX king of Lesser Armenia | Cotys IX king of Lesser Armenia | | | Pythodoris II | Pythodoris II |