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von Bredow, Iris (Bietigheim-Bissingen)
(Παιρισάδης/
Pairisádēs, Παρισάδης/
Parisádēs, Βηρισάδης/
Bērisádēs). Royal name of Iranian origin among the Bosporanean Spartocids (Spartocus) and the Thracian Odrysae. [German version] [1] P. I. Ruler of the Regnum Bosporanum Ruler of the Regnum Bosporanum, son of Leucon [3] I., 'árchōn of the Sindi, of all Maeotae, Thataeans and Dosci' [1. no. 8], husband of Kamasarye. P. ruled from 349/8-344 BC together with his brothers Spartocu II. and Apollonius, dividing the territory of the kingdom between themselves. In 347/6, a trade agreement with Athens was renewed by them (Syll.3 206; 212; 217; CIRB 2-5). Shortly afterwards, Apollonius died. After the death of Spartocus, P. ruled on his own. Although his relations to the Scythae were generally peaceful, he had to repel Scythian attacks around 330 BC (Demosth. Or. 34,8). Upon the application of Demosthenes, bronze statues of P. and his family were erected on the Athenian Agora whereupon Demosthenes was accused of bribery (Deinarch. 1,43). During his last years of rule, P. had his sons Satyrus, Eumelus [4] and Prytanis participate in matters of state ([1. nos. 1 and 2]; Syll.3 216). He died around 311/310. He had been worshipped like a god (Str. 7,4,4). He was probably buried in the domed tomb of Carskij Kurgan, 4 km to the NE of Kerč. He is mentioned several times as a donor to and patron of the arts (Athen. 8,349d; [1. no. 344] and others). von Bredow, Iris (Bietigheim-Bissingen) Bibliography
1 B. Latyschev, Inscriptiones antiquae orae septentrionalis Ponti Euxini Graecae et Latinae, vol. 2, 1890. V.F. Gajdukevič, …