Isias
Isias, surnamed Philostorgos or Philostorgus (Greek:
η Ισιάς Φιλόστοργος, meaning "Isias the loving one") was a Princess of Cappadocia who lived in the 1st century BC.
Through her marriage to King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene, she became the Queen of Commagene.
Very little is known on her.
She was half Persian and half Greek.
Isias was the daughter of King Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia and his wife Queen Athenais Philostorgos I, while her brother was King Ariobarzanes II of Cappadocia.
Isias and
Antiochus I had five children who were:
She appeared to have died of unknown causes sometime between the late 30s or early 20s BC.
Isias was buried along with her daughter and her granddaughter on a burial site called the Karakuş Tumulus.
Isias’ name also appears in another honorific inscription dedicated by Mithridates II at the tomb of her other daughter Laodice:
After the Kingdom of Commagene was annexed in 72 by the Roman Emperor Vespasian, the vault of the tomb has been looted.
Mithridates II of Commagene
Mithridates II Antiochus Epiphanes Philorhomaeus Philhellen Monocrites( died 20 BC), also known as Mithridates II of Commagene, was a man of Armenian and Greek descent who lived in the 1st century BC.
He was a prince of Commagene and one of the sons of King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene and Queen Isias Philostorgos of Commagene.
When his father died in 38 BC, he succeeded his father and reigned until his death.
According to Plutarch, he was an ally of the Roman triumvir Mark Antony.
In 31 BC, Mithridates personally led his forces to Actium in Greece in support of Antony in the war against Caesar Octavian, the future Roman emperor Augustus.
After the defeat of Antony, however, Mithridates became a loyal ally to Augustus.
Nevertheless, Augustus forced Mithridates to hand over a village in Commagene called Zeugma, which was a major crossing point of the Euphrates River, to the Roman province of Syria.
To show his support for Augustus, Mithridates dropped the title" Philhellenfriend of the Greeks") from his Aulic titulature and adopted the title" Philorhomaeusfriend of the Romans") instead.
Both titles were derived from the Commagenean royal cult that Mithridates' father had founded, and in which Mithridates played an important role.
His other title" Monocrites" is an otherwise unattested title and was most likely a judicial function within the royal administration and a sign of his high social standing.
Mithridates had a brother, Antiochus II of Commagene, who was also a prince of the kingdom.
In 29 BC, Antiochus was summoned to Rome and executed by Roman emperor Augustus, because Antiochus had caused the assassination of an ambassador whom Mithridates had sent to Rome.
According to an inscription found in the Turkish village of Sofraz on a funerary altar of a prominent and wealthy local family, dating to around the mid-1st century, the wife of Mithridates was a Greek woman called Laodice.
The altar inscribes the names of seven generations of family members, including the names of Mithridates, of his father and of his wife.
When Mithridates died in 20 BC, his son by Laodice, Mithridates III of Commagene, succeeded him.
Iotapa (spouse of Sampsiceramus II)
Iotapa( born around 20 BC- unknown date of death) was a princess of Commagene, daughter of King Mithridates III of Commagene, Queen consort of Syrian King Sampsiceramus II of Emesa.
Antiochis of Commagene
Antiochis of Commagene — was a Princess from the Kingdom of Commagene, who lived in the 1st century BC.
She was of Greek and Armenian descent.
Antiochus II of Commagene
Antiochus II Epiphanes, also known as Antiochus II of Commagene (flourished 1st century BC) was a man of Armenian and Greek descent.
Antiochus II was a prince from the Kingdom of Commagene and the second son of King Antiochus
I Theos of Commagene and Queen Isias Philostorgos.
He was the youngest brother of prince and future king Mithridates II of Commagene.
Very little is known of Antiochus II.
In 29 BC, he was summoned to Rome by the Emperor Augustus for causing the assassination of an ambassador Mithridates II had sent to Rome.
Antiochus II was subsequently executed on Augustus’ orders.
Aka I of Commagene
Aka I of Commagene also known as Aka I was a Princess from the Kingdom of Commagene, who lived in the 1st century BC.
Aka I was of Greek and Armenian descent.
Aka I was the daughter of Princess Antiochis of Commagene and the identity of her father is unknown.
Her maternal grandparents were King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene and Queen Isias Philostorgos of Commagene.
Very little is known on Aka I.
She appeared to have died of unknown causes sometime between the late 30s or early 20s BC.
Aka
I was buried along with her maternal grandmother and her mother on a burial site called the Karakuş Tumulus.
Her namesake was Aka II of Commagene.
Callinicus (Prince of Commagene)
Callinicus( Greek: ο Кαλλίνικος) was a prince of the Kingdom of Commagene, who lived in the 1st century.
Callinicus was the second- born son and child to King Antiochus IV of Commagene and Queen Iotapa of Commagene.
His parents were full- blooded siblings.
His parents were Roman Client Monarchs of Commagene that lived under the Roman Empire in the 1st century.
His older brother was prince Gaius Julius Archelaus Antiochus Epiphanes and youngest sibling was princess Iotapa.
He was of Armenian, Greek and Medes descent.
Through his ancestor from Commagene, Queen Laodice VII
Thea, who was the mother of King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene, he was a direct descendant of the Greek Syrian Kingdom the Seleucid Empire.
Callinicus ’ birth name was probably Gaius Julius Mithridates Callinicus.
He was probably named in honor of his ancestor King Mithridates I Callinicus, who was the father of King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene.
Callinicus is the second person in the Royal Family of Commagene to bear this name.
He is simply known as Callinicus.
He was most probably born, raised and educated in Samosata, the capital of the Kingdom of Commagene.
His mother died around 52 and his father raised him.
Unfortunately, more is known on his eldest brother and younger sister, than on Callinicus.
In 72 Lucius Caesennius Paetus, the Roman Governor of Syria had sent letters addressed to Vespasian accusing Antiochus IV; Epiphanes and Callinicus in planning to revolt against Rome and allying themselves with the King of Parthia.
Paetus accused in these letters that Antiochus IV, Epiphanes and Callinicus of disloyalty to the Emperor.
It is not known whether if these accusations were true or false.
After reading the letters, Vespasian felt that he could no longer trust the family of Antiochus IV and could n’t trust them to protect the strategic crossing at the Euphrates River at Samosata.
Vespasian gave orders to Antiochus IV to terminate his rule in Commagene.
Paetus invaded the Kingdom of Commagene, as head of the Legio VI Ferrata.
The client Kings Aristobulus of Chalcis and Sohaemus of Emesa also supplied troops to Paetus.
They all arrived the night before the Battle.
As Epiphanes and Callinicus prepared themselves that night for war, Antiochus IV was preparing to flee to Cilicia.
The next morning that the war was supposed to occur Epiphanes with his family and Callinicus out of fear of the Romans fled to the King of Parthia, while Antiochus IV also out of fear of the Romans fled to Cilicia.
There is a possibility that Epiphanes and Callinicus had a short- lived attempt to resist invasion, before they fled to Parthia.
The family of Antiochus IV had let their own army and the citizens of Commagene down.
Antiochus IV and his family never considered to cause a war with Rome and they wanted to clear themselves of these accusations.
Vespasian brought peacefully back to Rome, Epiphanes with his family and Callinicus in an honourable Roman Military Escort.
Epiphanes with his family and Callinicus lived in Rome with Antiochus IV for the remainder of his life.
Vespasian had given Antiochus IV and his family sufficient revenue to live on.
Antiochus IV and his family had a glamorous life and were treated with great respect.
They never returned to Commagene.
Commagene was reinstated again as a part of the Roman Province of Syria and there the citizens of Commagene still proved to be loyal subjects of the Roman Empire.
After the death of Antiochus IV, Epiphanes and his family moved and settled in Athens Greece.
However, it is unknown whether Callinicus had travelled with them.
After this moment, nothing more is known on Callinicus.
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Laodice (wife of Mithridates II of Commagene)
Laodice( Greek: η Λαοδίκη), was a Greek woman who lived in the 1st century BC.
She had married the Greek King from the Kingdom of Commagene, Mithridates II of Commagene, the first son and heir to Greek King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene and Greek Queen Isias of Commagene.
Mithridates II reigned as King of Commagene from 38 BC- 20 BC.
Laodice through her marriage to Mithridates II became Queen of Commagene.
Little is known on her and her origins.
There is a possibility like Mithridates II; Laodice was a descendant of Seleucus I Nicator, the founder of the Seleucid Empire, and a general of the ancient Macedonian king, Alexander the Great.
Laodice bore Mithridates II a child, the prince and future King Mithridates III of Commagene.
Laodice is only known through from an inscription of a funerary altar found in the Turkish village of Sofraz of a local wealthy leading family, which dates around the mid-1st century AD.
The altar inscribes family members that stretches over 7 generations and includes the names: Antiochus I Theos, Mithridates II, and Laodice.

Question: Who is Antiochus Ii Of Commagene's maternal grandmother?
Answer: Athenais Philostorgos I