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had acquired a large demand for grain, and the strain on their empire meant they could do little about Spartocids attacking the city of Nymphaeum, on which they relied on for Black Sea trade. The Spartocids were willing to trade their grain with Athens in exchange for mainland goods and silver, which
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Eumelus' successor was Spartocus III (303–283 BC) and after him Paerisades II. Succeeding princes repeated the family names, so it is impossible to assign them a definite order. The last of them, however, Paerisades V, unable to make headway against increasingly violent attacks from nomadic
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The northern Black Sea underwent what some historians refer to as a "long Hellenistic Age" due to the institutions typically associated with the era occurring independently from the greater Greek world. Their relatively isolated position, and constant contact/conflict with barbarians along their
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to declare war on the Bosporan Kingdom and claimed the kingship for himself. Asander and Dynamis were defeated by Caesar's ally and went into political exile. However, after Caesar's death in 44 BC, the Bosporan Kingdom was restored to Asander and Dynamis by Caesar's great nephew and heir
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483, nearly a century and a half after Rhescuporis VI, which makes it unlikely that the kingdom and its line of kings came to an end in the mid-4th century. Additionally, archaeological data from the time indicate a period with a growing economy rather than societal collapse.
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bearing portraits of both the Roman emperor and Bosporan king. Like Roman coinage, Bosporan coinage became increasingly debased during the 3rd century. The coinage makes their lineages fairly clear to historians, though scarcely any events from their reigns are recorded.
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Schuerer, E. (1897). "Die Juden im Bosporansichen Reiche und die Genossenschaften der sebomenoi theon upsiston ebendaselbst" [The Jews in the Bosporan Kingdom and the sebomenoi theon upsiston of the region].
1105:, protected by Roman garrisons. Aspurgus (8 BC – AD 38) founded a dynasty of kings which endured with a couple of interruptions until AD 341. Aspurgus adopted the Roman name "Tiberius Julius" when he received 996:, regent of Cimmerian Bosporus, was unwilling to aid his father, so Mithridates had Machares killed, acquiring the throne for himself. Mithridates then ordered the conscriptions and preparations for war. In 63 BC, 1339:
Through some means, the Goths appear to have left or been driven away, leading to the resumption of local self-rule in the late 5th century under rulers such as Douptounos, who re-oriented the kingdom towards the
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in 1991, Bosporan coins are now well known on the international coin markets, hinting at the quantities produced. Several large series were produced by Bosporan cities from the 5th century BC, particularly in
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Scythian expansion and unification in the fifth century BC led to many of these settlements being wiped out or turned into Scythian protectorates, as was the case in the city of
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The Black Sea Greeks before this period had dealt largely in goods like animals, slaves, furs, and fish, with grain playing a minor role. Stemming from conditions caused by the
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in 341, which makes constructing a chronology very difficult. Though the kingdom is traditionally believed to have been destroyed at the end of his reign by the Goths and the
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Astakhov, Ivan Alekseevich (2021). "Changes in the Ethnic Pictures and its Impact on the Internal Political Situation in the Bosporus after Rheskuporis VI".
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After the death of Mithridates VI (63 BC), Pharnaces II (63–47 BC) supplicated to Pompey, and then tried to regain his dominion during Julius
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The Spartocids were well known as a line of enlightened and wise princes; although Greek opinion could not deny that they were, strictly speaking,
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borders, allowed monarchs with traditions rooted in the region to establish independent kingdoms from those of the successor states.  
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as a client state. Such a re-orientation is also evidenced by the presence of Byzantine coins in the Crimea, including coinage of emperors
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at 1,545 meters (5,069 ft.). Towards the west, the mountains drop steeply to the Black Sea, while to the east, they slowly develop into a
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in the north-east, a great market for trade with the interior. Throughout the period there was perpetual war with the native tribes of
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to Greek subjects and as kings to barbarians, which some historians consider unique in ancient history. The Bosporan Kingdom became
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due to the family name, more recent historians have posited he was likely of Greco-Scythian descent, as was typical of the region.
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domination. From time to time Byzantine Greek officers built fortresses and exercised authority at Bosporus, which constituted an
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The northern Black sea shores of the Pontic Kingdom (actual Crimea and Kerch peninsula) shown as part of the empire of
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Because of evidence of their increasing prominence in the Crimea, it is possible that Rhescuporis was overthrown by a
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Pantikapeon and other ancient Greek colonies along the north coast of the Black Sea, along with their modern names
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emerged in the region, and Jewish communities developed in some of the cities of the region (especially
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Hind, John. "The Bosporan Kingdom". In Lewis, D. M.; Boardman, J.; Hornblower, S.; Ostwald, M. (eds.).
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between his sons Satyrus and Eumelus was fought. Satyrus defeated his younger brother Eumelus at the
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to create the first Bosporan state, lasting from 480-438 BC, at which point it was overthrown by the
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dynasty. In them may be noticed the swift degeneration of the gold solidus through silver and
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tribal leader, who established his own dynasty on the Bosporan throne. It is known that the
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Spartocus founded a dynasty which seems to have endured until c. 110 BC, known as the
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The Supreme gods of the Bosporan Kingdom : Celestial Aphrodite and the Most High God
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called Spartocus (438–431 BC). While Spartocus was traditionally considered to be a
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and included all the territories of the Crimean Peninsula in the structure of his state.
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at all levels of society, particularly in the nobility. In an internal conflict between
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and made plans to raise yet another army to take on the Romans. His eldest living son,
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There are coins with the names of the later Spartocids and a complete series of dated
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Feeding the Democracy: The Athenian Grain Supply in the Fifth and Fourth Centuries BC
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Zuckerman, Constantine. "Byzantium's Pontic Policy in the Notitiae Episcopatuum".
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The prosperity of the Bosporan Kingdom was based on the export of wheat, fish and
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There are no known coins from the Bosporan Kingdom after the last ones minted by
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Map showing the early growth of the Bosporan Kingdom, before its annexation by
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Before the death of Pharnaces II, Asander had married Pharnaces II's daughter
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in the 7th and 6th centuries BC. Phanagoria (c. 540 BC) was a colony of
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and Borani were able to seize Bosporan shipping and even raid the shores of
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of the Greek cities and kings of various minor native tribes, notably the
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The Black Sea in Antiquity: Regional and Interregional Economic Exchanges
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Das Bosporanische Reich: der Nordosten des Schwarzen Meeres in der Antike
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describes the Goths of Crimea fighting against and then allying with the
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landscape. The southwestern coast of the Taman peninsula is bound by the
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The balance of power among the local tribes was severely disturbed by
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Although considered rare among collectors prior to the demise of the
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in 310 BC but was then killed in battle, giving Eumelus the throne.
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Rome and the Black Sea Region. Domination, Romanisation, Resistance
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Cimmerian Bosporus and the Goths at the end of III - VI centuries
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The Bosporan Kingdom covered the eastern half of Crimea and the
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Greek colonization in the Black sea region dates back into the
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The Roman client kings of the dynasty had descended from King
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Sindi warrior typical of the levy troops found in both armies
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Sitzungsberichte der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaft
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and was later killed by his former governor and son-in-law
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Greco-Scythian state near Sea of Azov (c. 438 BC–c. AD 527)
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in the 10th and 11th centuries, which in turn gave way to
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The whole area was dotted with Greek cities: in the west,
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Artezian, a fortified settlement on the Crimean Peninsula
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States and territories disestablished in the 4th century
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States and territories established in the 5th century BC
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The Ancient & Classical World, 600 B.C.-A.D. 650
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and Bulgarian protection. The ancient Greek city of
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kings was heavily influenced by the mixing of local
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Index

Spartocus
Map showing the early growth of the Bosporan Kingdom, before its annexation by Mithridates VI of Pontus.
Mithridates VI of Pontus
Kingdom of Pontus
Roman Republic
Roman Empire
Moesia Inferior
Panticapaeum
Greek
Scythian
Hellenistic polytheism
King of the Bosporus
Spartokos I
Rhescuporis VI
Antiquity
Roman coinage
Greek city states
Huns
Greuthungi
Byzantine Empire
Old Great Bulgaria
Russia
Ukraine
Ancient Greek
romanized
Latin
Scythian
Crimea
Taman Peninsula
Cimmerian

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