14 Facts About Antonia Tryphaena

Antonia Tryphaena known as Tryphaena of Thrace or Tryphaena was a Pontian Princess and a Roman Client Queen of Thrace.

Antonia Tryphaena was Antony's third great grandchild and his first great granddaughter.

Antonia Tryphaena's second name Tryphaena is a name of ancient Greek origin and this name was associated with the Greek Queens and Princesses of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Ancient Egypt.

Antonia Tryphaena was not a blood relative of the Ptolemaic dynasty.

Antonia Tryphaena's mother married Roman Client King Archelaus of Cappadocia.

Antonia Tryphaena's family moved to Cappadocia and along with her brothers were raised in the court of their stepfather.

Cotys was the son and heir of the Roman client rulers of Thrace, Rhoemetalces I and Pythodoris I In 12 AD Rhoemetalces I died, at which point Tryphaena became queen of Thrace.

Tiberius put Rhescuporis II on trial in the Roman Senate and invited Antonia Tryphaena to attend the trial.

Tiberius returned the whole Thracian Kingdom to Antonia Tryphaena, and appointed Antonia Tryphaena and Cotys' first child Rhoemetalces II to rule with his mother.

Antonia Tryphaena Minor was a very influential woman and supervised her circle of various princes and princesses.

Antonia Tryphaena's circle assisted in the political preservation of the Roman Empire's borders and affairs of the client states.

Antonia Tryphaena was appointed by Caligula in 38 AD to serve as a priestess in the cult of Julia Drusilla.

From 38 until her death, Antonia Tryphaena lived as a private citizen in Cyzicus.

Antonia Tryphaena's behavior provided an example to elite women in Anatolia, which was later appreciated by other women in that region.