Azizus (Emesa)

Azizus ( Greek Ἄζιζος Azizos ; † 54) was Prince of Emesa on the Orontes in the 1st century AD .

Azizus was the older son of his predecessor Sampsigeramos II († after 42). He converted to Judaism in order to marry Drusilla , a daughter of King Herod Agrippas I of Judea . When Azizus died in 54, his younger brother Sohaemus became Prince of Emesa. His widow Drusilla married the Roman procurator of Judea, Marcus Antonius Felix . Whether she left Azizus shortly before his death or only afterwards turned to Felix is controversial.

literature

Frederick E. Brenk, Filippo Canali di Rossi: The “Notorious” Felix, Procurator of Judaea and His Many Wives (Acts 23-24) . In: Biblica . tape 82 , 2001, p. 410-417 , particularly 412 ( online ).
Martin Schottky: Emesa. In: Walter Eder , Johannes Renger (Ed.): Ruler Chronologies of the ancient world. Names, dates, dynasties (= The New Pauly . Supplements. Volume 1). Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2004, ISBN 3-476-01912-8 , p. 97 f.
Richard D. Sullivan: The Dynasty of Emesa . In: Hildegard Temporini , Wolfgang Haase (Hrsg.): Rise and decline of the Roman world . Row II, volume 8 . de Gruyter, Berlin a. a. 1978, ISBN 3-11-007337-4 , pp. 198-219 , especially 215-216 .
Julia Wilker: For Rome and Jerusalem. The Herodian dynasty in the 1st century AD. Verlag Antike, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-938032-12-1 , p. 33, 51, 60 .

Remarks

↑ Josephus , Jewish Antiquities 20,7,1 .
↑ Josephus, Jüdische Antiquities 20,8,4 .
↑ Josephus, Jüdische Antiquities 20,7,2 ; Acts 24:24 EU .
↑ Shortly before his death: Julia Wilker: For Rome and Jerusalem . Frankfurt am Main 2007, p. 60 . Probably only afterwards: Frederick E. Brenk, Filippo Canali di Rossi: The “Notorious” Felix, Procurator of Judaea and His Many Wives . In: Biblica . tape 82 , 2001, p. 412 ( online ). Avoiding statements on chronology: Klaus Bringmann : Drusilla. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 3, Metzler, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-476-01473-8 , Sp. 824.

personal data
SURNAME	Azizus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Azizos
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prince of Emesa
DATE OF BIRTH	before 42
DATE OF DEATH	54

[1] Josephus , Jewish Antiquities 20,7,1 .

[2] Josephus, Jüdische Antiquities 20,8,4 .

[3] Josephus, Jüdische Antiquities 20,7,2 ; Acts 24:24 EU .

[4] Shortly before his death: Julia Wilker: For Rome and Jerusalem . Frankfurt am Main 2007, p. 60 . Probably only afterwards: Frederick E. Brenk, Filippo Canali di Rossi: The “Notorious” Felix, Procurator of Judaea and His Many Wives . In: Biblica . tape 82 , 2001, p. 412 ( online ). Avoiding statements on chronology: Klaus Bringmann : Drusilla. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 3, Metzler, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-476-01473-8 , Sp. 824.