Polemon II of Pontus

Polemon II
Silver drachm of king Polemon II (left) and emperor Nero (right), dating from Polemon's regnal year 19.
King of Pontus
Reign38–62 AD (24 years)
PredecessorPythodorida of Pontus as Queen
Born11 / 12 BC
Died74 AD
SpouseBerenice (daughter of Herod Agrippa)
Julia Mamaea
DynastyMithridatic
FatherPolemon I of Pontus
MotherPythodorida of Pontus

Marcus Antonius Polemon Pythodoros, also known as Polemon II of Pontus and Polemon of Cilicia (Greek: Μάρκος Ἀντώνιος Πολέμων Πυθόδωρος; 12 BC/11 BC–74), was a prince of the Bosporan, Pontus, Cilicia, and Cappadocia. He served as a Roman Client King of Pontus, Colchis, and Cilicia.

Silver drachm of king Polemon II (left) and emperor Nero (right), dating from Polemon's regnal year 19 (ιθ to the lower left of Polemon's bust), that is 56/57 AD. Caption: ETOYC ΙΘ΄ / BACIΛΕΩC ΠΟΛΕΜΩΝΟC.

He is held to be the progenitor of the Lithuanian nobility (via Palemonids) in its origin theory.


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