Paerisades IV Philometor

Paerisades IV "Mother-Loving"
Coin of Paerisades IV, with the king wearing a diadem on the obverse, and Athena seated holding a Nike on the reverse
King of the Bosporan Kingdom
Reign c. 150–125 BC
Predecessor Paerisades III
Successor Paerisades V
Born Unknown
Panticapaeum
Died c. 125 BC
Panticapaeum
Greek Παιρισάδης
House Spartocid
Father Paerisades III
Mother Kamasarye Philoteknos
Religion Greek Polytheism

Paerisades IV Philometor (Greek: Παιρισάδης Φιλομήτωρ) seems to have been a Spartocid king of the Bosporan Kingdom from c. 150 to 125 BC.

Reign

He was presumably the eldest son of Paerisades III, and his first wife Kamasarye. He took the surname "Philometor" to show a relationship with his mother, whom he presumably cared for very much.[1] Little to nothing is known about his reign or his death apart from his coinage and a genealogical tree created by Ferdinand Justi, only that he succeeded Paerisades III in 150 BC and that he was succeeded by his presumably younger brother Paerisades V in 125 BC.[2]

Succession

Paerisades V would rule until c. 108 BC, and he would be the last Spartocid ruler of the Bosporan Kingdom, handing the kingdom to Mithridates VI, the famous king of Pontus. His death marked the ending of a dynasty that lasted for three centuries in the Cimmerian Bosporus.[3]

See also

References

  1. Elena Stolyarik. THE REIGN AND CHRONOLOGY OF THE ARCHON HYGIAENON. Leucon of Bosporus. JSTOR 43580389. Her son, Paerisades IV uses the title "Philometor" and mentions his relation with his mother and the Bosporan royal family
  2. Elena Stolyarik. THE REIGN AND CHRONOLOGY OF THE ARCHON HYGIAENON. Leucon of Bosporus. JSTOR 43580389.
  3. Elena Stolyarik. THE REIGN AND CHRONOLOGY OF THE ARCHON HYGIAENON. Leucon of Bosporus. JSTOR 43580389.
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