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Theothorses
King of Roman client state Bosporus from 279 to 309 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Theothorses (Greek: Τιβέριος Ἰούλιος Θοθώρσης, romanized: Tiberios Ioulios Thothorses),[lower-alpha 1] also known as Thothorses, Fophors or Fofors, was the king of the Bosporan Kingdom, a Roman client state, from 279 to 309. His reign coincided with the Crisis of the Third Century and the Tetrarchy in the Roman Empire.
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![]() Copper stater of the Bosporan king Theothorses, legend: ΒΑCIΛΕΩC ΘΕΟΘΟΡCΟΥ. (Other side: head of Galerius, tagra (right), year ΦΡΑ΄ = 591 = 294/5). 18 mm, 6.55 g. | |
King of the Bosporus | |
Reign | 279–309 |
Predecessor | Teiranes |
Successor | Rhadamsades |
Born | c. 260 (?) |
Died | 309 (aged c. 49?) |
Issue | Rhadamsades (?) Rhescuporis VI (?) Nana (?) |
Dynasty | Tiberian-Julian (?) |
Father | Rhescuporis V (?) |
Like most of the late Bosporan kings, Theothorses is known only from coinage. The nature of his origin and rise to the throne is disputed; some scholars regard him to have been a member of the incumbent Bosporan Tiberian-Julian dynasty whereas others believe him to have been a barbarian warlord who usurped power. His reign appears to have seen conflict with the Roman Empire and within his kingdom and the degradation in quality of the Bosporan coinage.