Sapaeans

Sapaeans, Sapaei or Sapaioi (Ancient Greek, "Σαπαίοι") were a Thracian tribe close to the Greek city of Abdera. One of their kings was named Abrupolis and had allied himself with the Romans. They ruled Thrace after the Odrysians until its incorporation by the Roman Empire as a province.

Sapaean Kings of Thrace

 * Cotys I son of Rhoemetalces c. 57 BC
 * Rhescuporis I son of Cotys I 48 BC-41 BC
 * Cotys II son of Rhescuporis I 42 BC – 15 BC
 * Thrace becomes a client state of Rome at 11 BC


 * Rhoemetalces I son of Cotys II 15 BC – 12 AD
 * Rhescuporis II son of Cotys II in western Thrace; 12–18 AD deposed
 * Cotys III son of Rhoemetalces I  in eastern Thrace 12–18 murdered
 * Rhoemetalces II son of Cotys III and Tryphaena 18–26
 * Roman caretaker rules Rhoemetalces III part of Thrace 26-38


 * Antonia Tryphaena (Queen), co-ruler of Rhoemetalces II
 * Rhoemetalces III son of Rhescuporis II  38–46
 * 46 to the Roman Empire


 * Pythodoris II (Queen), co-ruler of Rhoemetalces III