Commagene

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For the kingdom, please see Kingdom of Commagene.

Map showing Commagene as a tributary kingdom of the Armenian Empire under Tigranes the Great.

Commagene or Kommagene (Greek:Kομμαγηνή, Kommagênê Armenian: 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 Sophene^[1]^[2]. 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.^[1] Historical evidence suggests that the population of the region was linguistically and ethnically Armenian until the end of the 1st century B.C.^[3]^[1]

The province of Commagene, highlighted in the administrative subdivision of the Roman Empire in 120.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Toumanoff, Cyril(1963) Studies in Christian Caucasian History, Georgetown University Press
^ Chahin, Mark (2001). The Kingdom of Armenia. Routlege. ISBN 0700714529.
^ Bedoukian, Paul (1985). Coinage of the Armenia Kingdoms of Sophene and Commagene. Los Angeles: Armenian Numismatic Society, 30 pages. ISBN 0960684239.