person
Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
Antiochus of Commagene
also: Antiochus, King Antiochus of Commagene, Antiochi Commageni, Commagenum
King of Commagene (a small kingdom on the upper Euphrates), a Roman client. His envoys were the first to bring Cicero word in 51 BC of the Parthian crossing of the Euphrates (Fam. 15.1, 15.3). Distinct from the Seleucid Antiochi.
Reading notes
- Ad Familiares 15.1 §2 King Antiochus of Commagene
Ruler of Commagene, a small client kingdom on the upper Euphrates; his envoys gave Cicero the first report of the Parthian crossing.
- Ad Quintum Fratrem 2.10 §2 On the Commagenian business
Antiochus I of Commagene, a petty client king on the upper Euphrates, was seeking honours from the Senate; Cicero had blocked the whole package and is now milking the obstruction for influence over Appius.