Eumelus of Bosporus
Ruler of the Bosporan Kingdom 309–304 BC / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eumelus of Bosporus (Εύμηλος, fl. 309–304 BC) was a Spartocid ruler of the Bosporan Kingdom and a son of Paerisades.[1] Eumelus was the brother of Satyrus II (not to be confused with his great-grandfather, Satyrus I, another Bosporan ruler) and Prytanis.
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Eumelus | |
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King of the Bosporan Kingdom | |
Reign | 309–304 BC |
Predecessor | Prytanis |
Successor | Spartocus III |
Born | Unknown, sometime before 320 BC Panticapaeum |
Died | 304 BC Bosporan Kingdom |
Issue | Spartocus III |
Greek | Εύμηλος |
House | Spartocid |
Father | Paerisades I |
Mother | Comosarye |
Religion | Greek polytheism |
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He and his brothers engaged in a conflict for the throne, which the eldest brother, Satyrus, had inherited from their father.[2]