Lysanias

Not to be confused with Lysanias of Sphettus.
Lysanias
Reign40 – 36 BCE
PredecessorPtolemy (son of Mennaeus)
Died33 BCE
FatherPtolemy (son of Mennaeus)

Lysanias /laɪˈseɪniəs/ was the ruler of a small realm on the western slopes of Mount Hermon, mentioned by the Jewish historian Josephus and in coins from c. 40 BC. There is also mention of a Lysanias in Luke's Gospel.

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