Paerisades II
Paerisades II | |
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Spartokos IV | |
Born | Unknown Bosporan Kingdom |
Died | circa. 245 BC Bosporan Kingdom |
Issue |
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Greek | Παιρισάδης |
Greek Polytheism |
Paerisades II (
Reign
Paerisades II was either the son or cousin of Spartokos III, a previous ruler but may have the son of Satyros II. In the aftermath of the Bosporan Civil War, Eumelos, Spartokos III's father and a Bosporan king, executed the families and friends of his brothers Satyros and Prytanis.[1] Satyros's youngest son, named Paerisades, survived[2] and fled into Scythia where he took refuge with its king, Agarus.[3]
Paerisades was unexpectedly active in diplomacy throughout the
Succession
After having ruled for around 39 years, Paerisades died in 245 BC. He was succeeded by his presumably eldest son Spartokos IV, who ruled for only a brief period of about 5 years. Spartokos IV was then succeeded by
See also
- Ptolemaic Egypt
- Kingdom of Macedon
- Bosporan Civil War
External links
Collection of coins from the Bosporan Kingdom here
References
- ^ Diodorus Siculus. Book 22.24.
After his brothers' death Eumelus, wishing to establish his power securely, slew the friends of Satyrus and Prytanis, and likewise their wives and children.
- ^ Diodorus Siculus. Book 22.24.
the only one to escape him was Parysades, the son of Satyrus, who was very young
- ^ Diodorus Siculus. Book 22.24.
he, riding out of the city on horseback, took refuge with Agarus, the king of the Scythians
- ^ Apollonius to Zenon. Select Papyri, 1.90A.
the other conveyances for the journey, and the luggage-mules for the ambassadors from Paerisades and the theoroi from Argos whom the king has sent to see the sights of the Arsinoite nome. Take care they are not late for when they are needed, for when I wrote this letter to you, they had already sailed up-river. Farewell.
- ^ Rostovzeff. Rostovzeff, 1998, vol. I, p. 232.
250 BC Paerisades appears at Delos as the donor of a φιάλη together with Antigonus Gonatas of Macedonia and Stratonice