Aba, ruler of Olba

Aba (flourished 1st century BC) was a ruler of Olba in Ancient Anatolia.[1]

She was the daughter of the tyrant Zenophanes of Olbia. Her father trained her in politics. She succeeded her father as tyrant-ruler of Olbia. It was uncommon for a woman to rule as tyrant. Aba is known for her diplomatic contacts with queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Marc Anthony. She was their ally during the Final War of the Roman Republic. She was deposed, but her descendants ruled over Olbia until it was incorporated in to the Roman Empire.[2]

References

Duane W. Roller: Cleopatra's Daughter and other royal women of the Augustan era. Oxford University Press, Oxford/New York 2018, ISBN 978-0-19-061882-7
Strabo 14,5,10, p. 672; cited in Walther Ruge: Olbe. In: Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE). Band XVII,2, Stuttgart, 1937, Sp. 2399–2403, hier Sp. 2400.

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[1] Duane W. Roller: Cleopatra's Daughter and other royal women of the Augustan era. Oxford University Press, Oxford/New York 2018, ISBN 978-0-19-061882-7

[2] Strabo 14,5,10, p. 672; cited in Walther Ruge: Olbe. In: Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE). Band XVII,2, Stuttgart, 1937, Sp. 2399–2403, hier Sp. 2400.