Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis I
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| Dynasty | Tiberian-Julian |
| Father | T. J. Cotys I |
| Mother | Eunice (Bosporan queen) |
Rhescuporis I (Greek: Τιβέριος Ἰούλιος Ῥησκούπορις Α' Φιλοκαῖσαρ Φιλορωμαῖος Eὐσεβής, Tiberios Iulios Rheskouporis Philocaesar Philoromaios Eusebes, flourished 1st century, died 93), often alternatively enumerated as Rhescuporis II,[1][a] was a Roman client king of the Bosporan Kingdom.
Life
Rhescuporis I was the son and heir of the Roman Client King Cotys I and Roman Client Queen Eunice. He was of Greek, Iranian and Roman ancestry. His paternal uncle Mithridates, was a previous Bosporan King.
His paternal grandmother was the late Bosporan Roman Client Queen
origin that derived from the family of his paternal grandmother.His paternal grandfather was the late Bosporan Roman Client King
Reign
Little is known of the life of Rhescuporis I. In 63 for unknown reasons, the
In June 68, Nero had died and Galba succeeded Nero as Roman Emperor. With the help from his mother, Rhescuporis I successfully attempted to have the Bosporan Kingdom restored as a client kingdom to him from Galba. He was able to make the Bosporan Kingdom stable and semi-independent once more. At least in the first year of his reign, his mother co-ruled with him and acted as his regent. The Bosporan Kingdom was able to continue their trade with Anatolia. His royal title on coins is in Greek: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΡΗΣΚΟΥΠΟΡΙΔΟΣ or of King Rhescuporis. Rhescuporis I was a contemporary of the rule to the Year of the Four Emperors, the Flavian dynasty, in particular the reign of Roman Emperor Domitian.
Rhescuporis I reigned as king until AD 93.
See also
- Roman Crimea
Notes
- ^ After a possible obscure Bosporan ruler of the same name 14–42
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-904173-16-1.
- A dictionary of the Roman Empire, By Matthew Bunson, Edition: illustrated Published by Oxford University Press US, 1995, ISBN 978-0-19-510233-8
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