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Izates II

king of Adiabene
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Izates II was a king of Adiabene, a small kingdom that was a vassal state of the Parthian Empire in northern Mesopotamia. He and his mother, Helena, along with his brother Monobazus II, embraced Judaism in the 1st century CE. Helena was known for her generosity to the Jews and the Temple in Jerusalem, and the royal family was eventually buried in the Tombs of the Kings in Jerusalem. Adiabene was frequently a target of Roman attacks during their campaigns against the Parthians.1

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  1. Adiabene
  2. history of Mesopotamia - The Parthian period

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