Philopator II () 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 king who died in 17 AD.
[Tacitus, The Annals 2.42] His death induced a commotion amongst his realm. This prompted the Roman emperor
Tiberius
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to send his heir
Germanicus
Germanicus Julius Caesar (24 May 15 BC – 10 October AD 19) was a Roman people, Roman general and politician most famously known for his campaigns against Arminius in Germania. The son of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia the Younger, Germanicu ...
to the Eastern provinces with the putative aim of quelling the disturbances that existed in the region.
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17 deaths
1st-century monarchs in Asia
Year of birth unknown
Kings of Cilicia
Roman client monarchs
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