Eupator(81 words)
[German version]
Ti. Julius E., king of the Regnum Bosporanum, from AD 154/5 to c. 174, follower of Rhoemetalces. Coins to 170. Roman vassal, financially supported by the Romans (Lucian, Alex. 57). As the first king of the Bosporus he had a Sarmatic sign as his emblem. Most of the inscriptions come from Panticapaeum where his residence was located (IOSPE 2, 422, 438 et al.).
von Bredow, Iris (Bietigheim-Bissingen)
Bibliography
V. F. Gaidukevič, Das Bosporanische Reich, 1971, 348 n. 42; 351.
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von Bredow, Iris (Bietigheim-Bissingen),
“Eupator”, in:
Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry.
Consulted online on 15 January 2021 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e405430>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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