'''Aka II of Commagene''', also known as '''Aka II''' ({{lang-el|η Άκα}}) was a Princess from the [[Kingdom of Commagene]], who lived between the 1st century BC and 1st century. She was of [[Armenia]]n and [[Greeks|Greek]] descent.
Aka II was a direct descendant of Antiochus I Theos and Isias. There are two possibilities on her origins. She could have been the daughter of Prince [[Antiochus II of Commagene]], who was the second son to King [[Antiochus I Theos of Commagene]] and Queen [[Isias]] of Commagene. The second possibility she could have been the daughter of [[Aka I of Commagene]]. Aka I was the daughter of Princess [[Antiochis of Commagene]]. Antiochis, who was the second daughter to King [[Antiochus I Theos of Commagene]] and Queen [[Isias]] of Commagene, thus was a sister to Antiochus II.
Aka married an [[Egypt]]ian [[Greeks|Greek]] called [[Thrasyllus of Mendes]] who originally came from a Greek family in [[Mendes]], Egypt. Thrasyllus was an [[Alexandria]]n grammarian, editor of [[Plato]] and [[Democritus]], however was most noted as an astrologer. Thrasyllus became a friend to the future [[Roman Emperor]] [[Tiberius]] and through Tiberius’ influence, Thrasyllus and Aka II received [[Roman citizenship]].
Aka II bore Thrasyllus two children who were:
* A son, [[Tiberius Claudius Balbilus]].
* A daughter [[Ennia]], who married the [[Praetorian prefect]] [[Naevius Sutorius Macro]].
==Sources==
* http://fabpedigree.com/s005/f082864.htm
* http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius_Claudius_Balbillus
* Chahin, Mark (2001). The Kingdom of Armenia. Routlege, pp. 190-191. ISBN 0700714529.
''Note this article is partly based from the information of article Thrasyllus of Mendes from Wikipedia.''
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