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Izates II

1st century CE · 1st century

Izates II was king of Adiabene in northern Mesopotamia in the 1st century CE, ruling from Arbela as a vassal of the Parthians. According to Josephus, he and his mother Queen Helena converted to Judaism. He helped the Parthian king Artabanus II regain his throne and was rewarded with Nisibis, and he was buried at Jerusalem in the tomb built by his mother.

Izates II
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Kingdom of Adiabene

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