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Samus
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(Σάμος/Sámos).

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[1] King of Armenia, 3rd cent. BC

King of Armenia first half of the 3rd cent. BC, appears among the paternal ancestors of Antiochus [16] I of Commagene as the father of king Arsames [4] (OGIS 394). S. (and not his homonymous descendant) founded Samosata, later the capital of Commagene, and Samokart in the Armenian region of Arzanene. In c. 255 BC he hosted the Bithynian prince Ziaelas.

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[2] S. Theosebes Dicaeus

(Σ. Θεοσεβὴς Δίκαιος/S. The…

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Schottky, Martin (Pretzfeld), “Samus”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e1100400>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510



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