Tarcondimotus I

Tarcondimotus I (Greek: Ταρκονδίμοτος; died 31 BC) was a Roman client king of Cilicia, who played a role in the Roman civil wars of the late Roman Republic.

Bronze coin of Tarcondimotus I

Based on inscriptions relating to his family from Castabala, Tarcondimotus was the son of Straton, and had probably two sons, Philopator I and Tarcondimotus II, and a daughter called Julia.[1]

Tarcondimotus at first supported Pompey in the civil war against Julius Caesar, but after Pompey's defeat and death, he was pardoned by Caesar and confirmed in his title and possessions.[2] The name of Tarcondimotus' daughter is probably an indication that he received the Roman citizenship from Caesar as well.[1] During the Liberators' civil war, he sided with Gaius Cassius Longinus, and after that with Mark Antony, whom he followed in the opening stages of the war against Octavian.[2]

Tarcondimotus was killed in a battle at sea in 31 BC, fighting under Gaius Sosius against Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa.[2] His sons deserted Mark Antony's cause after Octavian's victory in the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, but Octavian nevertheless deposed Philopator I in 30 BC from his kingdom. Nothing further is heard of Philopator I, but in 20 BC, Tarcondimotus' former possessions were restored to his other son, Tarcondimotus II, except for a few coastal areas.[1][2]

References
  1. Stein, E. (1932). "Tarcondimotus". Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft. Band IVA, Halbband 8, Symposion-Tauris. pp. 2297–2298.
  2.  Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Tarcondimotus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. III. p. 975.
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