Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis V
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Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis V Philocaesar Philoromaios Eusebes, also known as Rhescuporis V was a prince and Roman
Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom
.
Rhescuporis V was the son and heir to the Bosporan King Ininthimeus
and his mother was an unnamed woman and was of Greek
, Iranian
and Roman ancestry
. Rhescuporis V was named in honor of his paternal uncle, the previous Bosporan King Rhescuporis IV
.
Rhescuporis V succeeded when Ininthimeus died in 240. Rhescuporis V reigned as Bosporan King from 240 until his death in 276. His royal title on coins is in Greek: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΡΗΣΚΟΥΠΟΡΙΔΟΣ or of King Rhescuporis. He was a contemporary to the rule of the Roman Emperors Gordian III
, Philip the Arab
, Decius
and the period Crisis of the Third Century
which occurred in the Roman Empire.
According to surviving coinage, Rhescuporis V appeared to have been a religious person who was involved in the worship of the Goddess Aphrodite
and her cult. Little is known on the reign and life of Rhescuporis V. During his reign, Rhescuporis V co-ruled with his three sons from an unnamed woman and they were:
Rhescuporis V died in 276 and was succeeded by his third son, Teiranes.
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....
Client King 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...
.
Rhescuporis V was the son and heir to the Bosporan King Ininthimeus
Tiberius Julius Ininthimeus
Tiberius Julius Ininthimeus Philocaesar Philoromaios Eusebes, also known as Ininthimaeus, Ininthimeus or Inithimeus was a prince and Roman Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom....
and his mother was an unnamed woman 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....
. Rhescuporis V was named in honor of his paternal uncle, the previous Bosporan King Rhescuporis IV
Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis IV
Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis IV, also known as Rhescuporis IV was a prince and Roman Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom.Rhescuporis IV was the second born son to the Bosporan King Cotys III and his mother was an unnamed Sarmatian noble woman. He was of Greek, Iranian and Roman ancestry. He had two...
.
Rhescuporis V succeeded when Ininthimeus died in 240. Rhescuporis V reigned as Bosporan King from 240 until his death in 276. His royal title on coins is in Greek: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΡΗΣΚΟΥΠΟΡΙΔΟΣ or of King Rhescuporis. He was a contemporary to the rule of the Roman Emperors Gordian III
Gordian III
Gordian III , was Roman Emperor from 238 to 244. Gordian was the son of Antonia Gordiana and an unnamed Roman Senator who died before 238. Antonia Gordiana was the daughter of Emperor Gordian I and younger sister of Emperor Gordian II. Very little is known on his early life before his acclamation...
, Philip the Arab
Philip the Arab
Philip the Arab , also known as Philip or Philippus Arabs, was Roman Emperor from 244 to 249. He came from Syria, and rose to become a major figure in the Roman Empire. He achieved power after the death of Gordian III, quickly negotiating peace with the Sassanid Empire...
, Decius
Decius
Trajan Decius , was Roman Emperor from 249 to 251. In the last year of his reign, he co-ruled with his son Herennius Etruscus until they were both killed in the Battle of Abrittus.-Early life and rise to power:...
and the period Crisis of the Third Century
Crisis of the Third Century
The Crisis of the Third Century was a period in which the Roman Empire nearly collapsed under the combined pressures of invasion, civil war, plague, and economic depression...
which occurred in the Roman Empire.
According to surviving coinage, Rhescuporis V appeared to have been a religious person who was involved in the worship of the Goddess Aphrodite
Aphrodite
Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation.Her Roman equivalent is the goddess .Historically, her cult in Greece was imported from, or influenced by, the cult of Astarte in Phoenicia....
and her cult. Little is known on the reign and life of Rhescuporis V. During his reign, Rhescuporis V co-ruled with his three sons from an unnamed woman and they were:
- PharsanzesTiberius Julius PharsanzesTiberius Julius Pharsanzes, also known as Pharsanzes was a prince and Roman Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom.Pharsanzes was the first born son to the Bosporan King Rhescuporis V and his mother was an unnamed woman. He was of Greek, Iranian and Roman ancestry...
253253Year 253 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Volusianus and Claudius...
- 254254Year 254 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerianus and Gallienus... - SyngesTiberius Julius SyngesTiberius Julius Synges, also known as Synges was a prince and Roman Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom....
258258Year 258 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tuscus and Bassus...
- 276276Year 276 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tacitus and Aemilianus... - TeiranesTiberius Julius TeiranesTiberius Julius Teiranes, possibly known as Gaius Julius Teiranes or Teiranes was a prince and Roman Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom....
275275Year 275 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelianus and Marcellinus...
- 279279Year 279 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Probus and Paternus...
Rhescuporis V died in 276 and was succeeded by his third son, Teiranes.
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Sources
- http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2983.html
- http://www.ancientimports.com/cgi-bin/lotinfo.pl?id=20346
- http://www.ancientimports.com/cgi-bin/lotinfo.pl?id=20347
- http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/bosporos/kings/i.html
- http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/bosporos/kings/rheskuporis_V/t.html