Adobogiona

Adobogiona (fl. c. 80 BC - c. 50 BC) was a Celtic princess from Anatolia. She was the daughter of king Deiotarus of Galatia and Berenice, Princess of Pergamon, probably a daughter of king Attalus III of Pergamon.

For other people with the same name, see Adobogiona (disambiguation).
Adobogiona
Bornc. 80 BC
Diedc. 50 BC
SpouseBrogitarus of Galatia
IssueAmyntas of Galatia
FatherDeiotarus of Galatia
MotherBerenice, Princess of Pergamon

Adobogiona married Brogitarus, King of Galatia, who reigned concurrently with his father-in-law.[1] They were the parents of Amyntas of Galatia, a tetrarch of the Trocmi tribe and king of Galatia.

Adobogiona was honoured by a surviving inscription discovered on the island of Lesbos and a portrait head of her has been discovered at Pergamon.

References
  1. Cicero. De harusp. resp. 13.

Sources
  • S. Mitchell, Anatolia: Land, Men and Gods in Asia Minor, Vol. I (1956).
  • Ton Derks/Nico Roymans, Ethnic Constructs in Antiquity: The Role of Power and Tradition, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2009, p. 137.
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