Theonesios II
Characene Kingdom.
Theonesios II of Characene was a 1st century king of the kingdom of Characene located at the mouth of the Tigris-Euphrates rivers during antiquity. He ruled for only a few months in 46/47AD.[1][2] His rule is known only by the coins he minted.[3][4]
He was succeeded by Theonesios III.
References[]
- ^ Richard Nelson Frye, The History of Ancient Iran(C.H.Beck, 1984) p277.
- ^ Daniel T. Potts, Araby the Blest: Studies in Arabian Archaeology (Museum Tusculanum Press, 1988) p 141.
- ^ Monika Schuol: Die Charakene. Ein mesopotamisches Königreich in hellenistisch-parthischer Zeit, Stuttgart 2000, p. 220-221, 300-303 ISBN 3-515-07709-X.
- ^ Daniel T. Potts, Araby the Blest: Studies in Arabian Archaeology (Museum Tusculanum Press, 1988) p153.
Categories:
- 1st-century deaths
- 1st-century monarchs in the Middle East
- Kings of Characene