Tiberius Julius Cotys II
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Tiberius Julius Cotys II Philocaesar Philoromaios Eusebes, also known as Cotys II or Kotys II was a prince and Roman Client King
of the Bosporan Kingdom
.
Cotys II was the son and heir of the Bosporan King Sauromates I
by an unnamed wife and was of Greek
, Iranian
and Roman ancestry
. Cotys II was named in honor of Cotys I
, a previous Bosporan King and his paternal great grandfather.
Cotys II succeeded Sauromates I in 123. Cotys II reigned as Bosporan King until his death in 132 and little is known on his reign. His royal title on coinage is in Greek: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΚΟΤΥΟΣ or of King Cotys. During his reign, the city of Chersonesus Taurica was under his direct control. Cotys II is mentioned in the writings of the Roman Historian Arrian
and was a contemporary to the rule of the Roman Emperor
Hadrian
.
Cotys II married an unnamed woman from this marriage had a son called Rhoemetalces
who succeeded in Cotys II in 132. Cotys II had a descendant who beared his name and ruled the Bosporan Kingdom in the 3rd century.
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
of the Bosporan Kingdom
Bosporan Kingdom
The Bosporan Kingdom or the Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus was an ancient state, located in eastern Crimea and the Taman Peninsula on the shores of the Cimmerian Bosporus...
.
Cotys II was the son and heir of the Bosporan King Sauromates I
Tiberius Julius Sauromates I
Tiberius Julius Sauromates I Philocaesar Philoromaios Eusebes, also known as Sauromates I was a prince and Roman Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom....
by an unnamed wife and was of Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
, Iranian
Iranian peoples
The Iranian peoples are an Indo-European ethnic-linguistic group, consisting of the speakers of Iranian languages, a major branch of the Indo-European language family, as such forming a branch of Indo-European-speaking peoples...
and Roman ancestry
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
. Cotys II was named in honor of Cotys I
Tiberius Julius Cotys I
Tiberius Julius Cotys I Philocaesar Philoromaios Eusebes, also known as Cotys I or Kotys I was a prince and Roman Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom....
, a previous Bosporan King and his paternal great grandfather.
Cotys II succeeded Sauromates I in 123. Cotys II reigned as Bosporan King until his death in 132 and little is known on his reign. His royal title on coinage is in Greek: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΚΟΤΥΟΣ or of King Cotys. During his reign, the city of Chersonesus Taurica was under his direct control. Cotys II is mentioned in the writings of the Roman Historian Arrian
Arrian
Lucius Flavius Arrianus 'Xenophon , known in English as Arrian , and Arrian of Nicomedia, was a Roman historian, public servant, a military commander and a philosopher of the 2nd-century Roman period...
and was a contemporary to the rule of the Roman Emperor
Roman Emperor
The Roman emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period . The Romans had no single term for the office although at any given time, a given title was associated with the emperor...
Hadrian
Hadrian
Hadrian , was Roman Emperor from 117 to 138. He is best known for building Hadrian's Wall, which marked the northern limit of Roman Britain. In Rome, he re-built the Pantheon and constructed the Temple of Venus and Roma. In addition to being emperor, Hadrian was a humanist and was philhellene in...
.
Cotys II married an unnamed woman from this marriage had a son called Rhoemetalces
Tiberius Julius Rhoemetalces
Tiberius Julius Rhoemetalces Philocaesar Philoromaios Eusebes, also known as Rhoemetalces or Rhoimetalces was a prince and Roman Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom....
who succeeded in Cotys II in 132. Cotys II had a descendant who beared his name and ruled the Bosporan Kingdom in the 3rd century.
External Link
Sources
- Encyclopedia of ancient Greece By Nigel Guy Wilson Edition: illustrated Published by Routledge, 2006 ISBN 0415973341, 9780415973342
- http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0879.html
- http://www.american-pictures.com/genealogy/persons/per01405.htm#0