Julia Iotapa or Julia Iotape, sometimes known as Julia of Cilicia (

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: Ίουλία Ιοτάπα; born c. 80), was a

Cilicia Cilicia () is a geographical region in southern Anatolia, extending inland from the northeastern coasts of the Mediterranean Sea. Cilicia has a population ranging over six million, concentrated mostly at the Cilician plain (). The region inclu ...

n princess who lived in the 1st century and 2nd century. Daughter of King

Gaius Julius Alexander Gaius Julius Alexander II () was a Herodian Dynasty, Herodian prince who lived in the 1st century and 2nd century in the Roman Empire. Life Alexander was of Jews, Jewish, Nabataeans, Nabataean, Edom, Edomite, Greeks, Greek, Armenians, Armenian ...

of Cetis, she married

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from

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Biography

Julia Iotapa was the daughter to King

and Queen Julia Iotapa of Cetis. Her eldest brothers were Gaius Julius Agrippa and

Gaius Julius Alexander Berenicianus Gaius Julius Alexander Berenicianus ( Greek: Γάϊος Ίούλιος Άλέξανδρος Βερενικιανός; c. 75 – c. 150) was a Cilician Prince and second-born son to King Gaius Julius Alexander and Queen Julia Iotapa of Cetis. H ...

. She was born, raised and educated in Cetis. The Kingdom of Cetis was a small client state in the

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. Cetis was a small region in

that was previously ruled by her

Cappadocia Cappadocia (; , from ) is a historical region in Central Anatolia region, Turkey. It is largely in the provinces of Nevşehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, Kırşehir, Sivas and Niğde. Today, the touristic Cappadocia Region is located in Nevşehir ...

n royal ancestors and

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. The city in Cilicia

Elaiussa Sebaste Elaiussa Sebaste or Elaeousa Sebaste () was an ancient Roman town located from Mersin in the direction of Silifke in Cilicia on the southern coast of Anatolia (in the modern-day town of Ayaş, Erdemli District in Turkey). Elaiussa (Ελαιού ...

was a part of the Kingdom. When her parents married in

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in 58, the Roman Emperor

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crowned his parents as monarchs and gave them that region to rule. Surviving inscriptions on her family reveal that her family was related to important members of Asian, non-Jewish and Jewish aristocracy. She was of

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Edom Edom (; Edomite language, Edomite: ; , lit.: "red"; Akkadian language, Akkadian: , ; Egyptian language, Ancient Egyptian: ) was an ancient kingdom that stretched across areas in the south of present-day Jordan and Israel. Edom and the Edomi ...

ite, Greek, Armenian, Median and Persian origins. Her paternal grandparents were King

Tigranes VI of Armenia Tigranes VI, also known as Tigran VI or by his Roman name Gaius Julius Tigranes (, before 25 – after 68) was a Herodian prince and served as a Roman client king of Armenia in the 1st century. He was the child born to Alexander by an unnamed ...

and his wife Opgalli. Through Tigranes, she was a descendant of King

Archelaus of Cappadocia Archelaus (; fl. 1st century BC and 1st century, died 17 AD) was a Roman client prince and the last king of Cappadocia. He was also husband of Pythodorida, Queen regnant of Pontus. Family and early life Archelaus was a Cappadocian Greek no ...

, King of Judea

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and his wife Mariamne. Iotapa along with her family and paternal relatives, were among the last known descendants of the

Herodian Dynasty The Herodian dynasty was a royal dynasty of Idumaean (Edomite) descent, ruling the Herodian Kingdom of Judea and later the Herodian tetrarchy as a vassal state of the Roman Empire. The Herodian dynasty began with Herod the Great who assumed ...

. She was an

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. It is unlikely that Iotapa attempted to exert influence on Judean politics. Her maternal grandparents were King

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and Queen Julia Iotapa. Iotapa married the

from

. Iotapa bore Bassus a daughter called Julia Quadratilla (b. ca. 100). A possible descendant of Iotapa and Bassus could be the

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Jotapian, who lived in the 3rd century.

Biography of Iotapa's daughter

Iotapa's daughter, Julia Quadratilla (b. ca. 100), married Gaius Julius Lupus Titus Vibius Varus Laevillus (ca. 95 – after 132),

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in 132. Quadratilla and Laevillus had: * Aulus Julius Amyntas, Nobleman of

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* Aulus Julius Claudius Charax (ca. 115 – after 147), married and father of: ** Julia, married to

Gaius Asinius Rufus Gaius Asinius Rufus (c. 110 – after 136) was a notable in Lydia in 134 and 135 who became a Roman Senator in 136. He was probably the son of Gaius Asinius Frugi (born c. 80), monet. of Phrygia between 98 and 116. He married Julia, daughter of A ...

(ca. 110 – after 136), and had issue * Aulus Julius Proculus (ca. 120 – after 156), Nobleman of

, married to Claudia Basilo (b. ca. 125)

References

Sources

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* Anthony Wagner, Pedigree and Progress, Essays in the Genealogical Interpretation of History, London, Philmore, 1975. Rutgers Alex CS4.W33. * * Anthony Bash, Ambassadors for Christ: an exploration of ambassadorial language in the New Testament, Mohr Siebeck, 1997 *{{Cite book , publisher = Routledge , isbn = 0-415-28917-3 , pages = xvi , last = Grainger , first = John D. , title = Nerva and the Roman succession Crisis AD 96-99 , location = London, New York , year = 2003 , oclc = 52012210 , url = https://books.google.com/books?id=QHrQoDLNBUIC&q=Iotape+of+Commagene&pg=PT19 * Chris Bennett, Egyptian Royal Genealogy – Ptolemaic Dynasty, 2005

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Biography

Biography of Iotapa's daughter

See also

References

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