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Siege of Theodosia (389 BC)

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in around 365 BC. Leukon lifted this siege due to Heraclea Pontica sending Tynnichus, one of its generals, to aid the city and who succeeded in doing so. The city was conquered around 5 years after that, but the Bosporans had enraged the full wrath of Heraclea Pontica, and received another war from
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from the rule of the expansionist Spartocids whose domain was ever increasing. Upon returning, Satyros died of despair while sieging at the age of 81, having had two wars that he was losing on two fronts. On his death, he passed over his throne to two of his sons,
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queen who was wronged by Satyros and began laying both fire and sword to his land back east, as well as having killed his son Metrodoros. Heraclea Pontica came to the aid of Theodosia, perhaps possibly to protect their colony at
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as well prior to laying siege to Theodosia. He had also recently involved himself with the Sindike Kingdom, attempting to gain influence with the king
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Satyros I had been besieging Theodosia with little success until he had to shift his attention to
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in 389 BC was the first of three sieges carried out against the city of Theodosia (modern day
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Around 20 years after the death of Satyros, his son Leukon began a second
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Greeks on the Black Sea: ancient art from the Hermitage
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Greeks on the Black Sea: ancient art from the Hermitage
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Index

Bosporan Expansion Wars

Bosporan Kingdom
Satyros I


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Bosporan wars of expansion
Bosporan-Heracleote War
Theodosia (389 BC)
Theodosia (365 BC)
Theodosia (360 BC)
Bosporan-Sindian War
Labrytae
Feodosia
Bosporan Kingdom
Bosporan-Heracleote War
Satyros I
Leukon I
Satyros
Gylon
Nymphaeum
Phanagoria
Hekataios
Tirgatao
Tirgatao
Ixomataen
Chersonesus

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