Sampsiceramus II

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Sampsiceramus II (

Priest King of Emesa
who reigned from 14 to 42 AD.

Biography

Sampsiceramus II became the priest-king in

Agrippa I at Tiberias.[4]

Sampsiceramus II is also known from other surviving inscriptional evidence. In one inscription dating from his reign, Sampsiceramus II with his wife

After the death of Sampsiceramus II in 42 AD, his first son Azizus succeeded him.

Heliopolis during his reign as King. In this inscription, Sampsiceramus II is honored as a Great King [Regis Magni].[7][2] Sampsiceramus II ruled as a Great King at least in local parlance.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Tomlins 1844, p. 713.
  2. ^ a b Ball 2000, p. 36.
  3. ^ Levick 2007, p. 9.
  4. ^ Josephus, AJ 19,338
  5. ^ Temporini, 2, Principat: 9, 2, Volume 8, p.214
  6. ^ Levick 2007, p. xx.
  7. ^ a b Temporini, 2, Principat: 9, 2, Volume 8, p.213

Sources

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  • Tomlins, Frederick Guest (1844). A Universal History of the Nations of Antiquity. W. Milner.