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Rhadamsades (
Rhescuporis VI, who became the sole king upon Rhadamsades's death. It is possible that Rhadamsades, perhaps of Sarmatian or Alan origin, is the same person as Rausimod, a barbarian king who invaded Pannonia in 322 and was killed by the forces of Constantine the Great
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Origin
Rhadamsades became king of the
Theothorses.[3][4][5] Nothing is known of his origin and relationship to other kings. Like his predecessor Theothorses, his name is of Iranian origin,[1] which could indicate that he was a Sarmatian or Alan tribal leader or nobleman who seized power, rather than a genuine member of the previous Bosporan ruling Tiberian-Julian dynasty.[1][6] The name in of itself is not wholly convincing evidence since the dynasty itself was originally of partly Sarmatian origin.[7] The French genealogist Christian Settipani believes Rhadamsades to have been born c. 290 as a son of Theothorses.[8]
Reign
Rhadamsades shared power with another Bosporan king,
Rhescuporis VI,[6] from 314 until the end of his reign.[4][9] Rhescuporis VI's name suggests that he was of Bosporan origin and a genuine Tiberian-Julian dynast.[1] It is not clear whether Rhadamsades and Rhescuporis VI co-ruled in peace or if they were competing claimants.[6] Settipani believes Rhescuporis VI to have been the younger brother of Rhadamsades.[8]
According to the writings of the fifth-century historian Zosimus and the tenth-century emperor Constantine VII, an army of Sarmatians and Maeotians invaded Pannonia in 322 under the command of the king Rausimod, perhaps identifiable with Rhadamsades.[5] Rausimod is said to have been defeated, pursued and killed by the forces of Constantine the Great in 322;[10] the Bosporan Rhadamsades is also known to have died in 322.[3][4][5]
References
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- ^ Minns, Ellis H. (1913). Scythians and Greeks: A Survey of Ancient History and Archaeology on the North Coast of the Euxine from the Danube to the Caucasus. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 609.
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- ^ a b c Astakhov, Ivan Alekseevich (2020). "NOMADIC IMPACT ON THE LATE ANTIQUE BOSPORAN STRATEGY". Revista Inclusiones: 75–83.
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