Mithridates I Callinicus

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Mithridates I Callinicus was a Hellenistic king of Commagene in the 1st century BC, known for blending Persian and Greek cultural traditions in his realm.

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Mithridates I Callinicus canonical 5
Mithridates 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic ruler
King of Commagene
human
associatedWith Seleucid dynasty through marriage
burialPlace likely in Commagene
capital Samosata
centuryOfActivity 1st century BC
2nd century BC
child Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
coinage issued Hellenistic-style royal coins
countryRuled Kingdom of Commagene
cultSyncretism combined Greek and Iranian deities in royal ideology
culturalInfluence Greek
Persian
dynasty Orontid dynasty
epithet Callinicus
epithetMeaning nobly victorious
era Hellenistic period
ethnicOrigin Iranian
father Sames II Theosebes Dikaios
foreignRelations Parthian Empire
Roman Republic
Seleucid Empire
gender male
geographicRegion Upper Euphrates region
linked to: Upper Mesopotamia
givenName Mithridates
house Royal House of Commagene
languageUsed Greek
local Iranian dialects
modernTerritory Turkey
mother unknown
nameLanguage Greek
nobleTitle Basileus
notableFor blending Persian and Greek cultural traditions
establishing a Greco-Iranian royal ideology in Commagene
positionHeld King of Commagene
predecessor Sames II Theosebes Dikaios
realm Commagene
reignEnd c. 70 BC
reignStart c. 109 BC
religion Hellenistic ruler cult
Iranian religious traditions
spouse Laodice VII Thea
spouseDynasticOrigin Seleucid dynasty
linked to: Seleucid kings
successor Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
titleStyle Callinicus
Philhellene

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Commagene hasRuler Mithridates I Callinicus
Mithridates I Callinicus givenName Mithridates
linked to: Mithridates I Callinicus
Antiochus I Theos of Commagene father Mithridates I Callinicus
Antiochus III of Commagene father Mithridates I Callinicus
Antiochus III of Commagene predecessor Mithridates I Callinicus
Commagene hasRuler Mithridates I Callinicus