Aripharnes
| Aripharnes The Thataean | |
|---|---|
| King of the Siracae | |
| Reign | fl.310-309 BC |
| Predecessor | Unknown |
| Successor | Unknown |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | Unknown Unknown |
| Spouse | Unknown |
| Father | Unknown |
Aripharnes (fl. 310–309 BC) or Arypharnasha the Thataean was king of the Sarmatian tribe of Siraces[1] and took part in the First Bosporan Civil War of 310-309 between king Satyros II and his brother Eumelos, a pretender to the throne.[2]
Succession
At first, all three claimants to the throne, Satyros, Prytanis, and Eumelos sought Aripharnes to back them to the throne.[3] Aripharnes then ordered each of the lads to hurl a javelin into their father's corpse. Satyros and Prytanis did so, but Eumelos refused.[4] There, Aripharnes proclaimed Eumelos "King of the Cimmerians".[5]
Military history
Aripharnes and Eumelos fought Satyrus at the Battle of River Thatis, but they were defeated by the numerically inferior Satyric army. Afterward, he retreated with Eumelos to his settlement Siracena.[6]
The settlement was
References
- ^ Siculus, Diodorus. Book 22.23.
Eumelus, however, had as ally Aripharnes, the king of the Siraces.
- ^ Siculus, Diodorus. Book 22.23.
Eumelus, after concluding a treaty of friendship with some of the barbarians who lived near by and collecting a strong army, set up a rival claim to the throne.
- ISBN 9781592448722.
three youths who came before Aripharnes, King of Siraces, each claiming to be a son of the King of the Cimmerians
- ISBN 9781592448722.
Aripharnes ordered each lad to hurl a javelin at their father's corpse. Two did so, but the third refused.
- ISBN 9781592448722.
Aripharnes proclaimed him the true son of the deceased king
- ^ Siculus, Diodorus. Book 22.23.
Aripharnes and Eumelus, however, after having been defeated in the battle, escaped to the capital city....
- ^ Polyaenus. Strategems.
Satyrus is killed while attacking Aripharnes, king of the Siraces