▁also ▁assist ed ▁the ▁Roman ▁em peror ▁V esp as ian , ▁in ▁ 7 2 , ▁in ▁an nex ing ▁the ▁Client ▁State ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Comm ag ene . ▁ ▁So ha em us ▁died ▁in ▁ 7 3 ▁and ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁son , ▁Alex io ▁II . ▁Despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁Em es ene ▁dynast y ▁were ▁loyal ▁al lies ▁to ▁Rome , ▁for ▁unknown ▁reasons ▁the ▁Roman ▁State ▁reduced ▁the ▁autonom ous ▁rule ▁of ▁the ▁Em es ene ▁dynast y . ▁So ha em us ▁was ▁apparently ▁the ▁last ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁Em es ene ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁after ▁his ▁death , ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁most ▁probably ▁was ▁absor bed ▁by ▁the ▁Roman ▁Province ▁of ▁Sy ria , ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁explicit ▁evidence ▁of ▁this ▁occurr ing . ▁ ▁Alex io ▁II ▁and ▁his ▁success ors ▁held ▁only ▁cer emon ial ▁authority . ▁Alex io ▁II ▁died ▁in ▁ 7 8 ▁and ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁son , ▁Sam ps ic er am us ▁III . ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁the ▁Em es ene ▁dynast y ▁after ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁Alex io ▁II . ▁By ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁century , ▁the ▁Em es ene ▁dynast y ▁had ▁become ▁Govern ors ▁over ▁Em esa , ▁then ▁Pri est - K ings ▁over ▁a ▁Roman ▁Client ▁Kingdom . ▁Between ▁ 2 1 1 ▁& ▁ 2 1 7 , ▁the ▁Roman ▁em peror ▁Car ac alla , ▁made ▁Em esa ▁into ▁a ▁Roman ▁Col ony , ▁as