Sapaeans
Introduction '''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.Approximate location of the Sapaioi
Sapaean Kings of Thrace * Cotys I son of Rhoemetalces * 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
Family tree of Sapaean kings of Thrace
References
See also *List of Thracian tribes