Kotys or
Cotys (name in ) is a name of ancient
PersianThe Persian people are the majority ethnic group in Iran. However, there are sub-groups who speak the Persian language as their mother tongue throughout the Iranian plateau. The term Persian has also a supra-ethnic significance and has been historically referred to a part of Iranian peoples...
origins and refers to the following:
- A Thracian goddess, see Paleo-Balkanic mythology
- Cotys I
Cotys I or Kotys I was born during the reign of Seuthes I. He became king after he killed the previous Thracian king Hebryzelmis. On gaining the Odrysian kingdom the Athenians made him their ally. In order to make his position stronger Cotys married his daughter to the Athenian general Iphicrates...
, King of Thrace, of Persian descent.
- Cotys VI, King of Thrace
- Cotys VII
Cotys VII was a king of the Odrysian kingdom of Thrace from ca. 57 BC to ca. 48 BC, in succession to his father Cotys VI.Cotys was an ally of the Roman general Pompey, to whom he sent a body of auxiliaries under his son Rhescuporis I in 48 BC for use in the Roman civil war against Julius Caesar.On...
, King of Thrace
- Cotys VIII
Cotys VIII or Kotys VIII was a prince and a Roman Client Ruler of Thrace.-Family and Origins:Cotys was of Greek and Persian descent. Cotys was the son and heir of loyal Roman Client Rulers Rhoemetalces I and Pythodoris I of Thrace...
, King of Thrace
- Cotys IX
Cotys IX or Kotys IX was a Thracian prince and the Roman Client King of Lesser Armenia. Cotys was the second son and was among the children of Roman Client Rulers of Thrace Cotys VIII and Antonia Tryphaena...
, son to Cotys VIII and Roman Client King of Lesser ArmeniaLesser Armenia refers to the Armenian populated regions, primarily to the West and North-West of the ancient Armenian kingdom and North-East of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.-Geography:Lesser Armenia was the portion of historic Armenia and the Armenian Highland...
- Tiberius Julius Cotys I
Tiberius Julius Cotys I or Cotys I also known as Kotys I was a prince and Roman Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom. The Bosporan Kingdom was the longest surviving known Roman Client Kingdom....
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Kotys or
Cotys (name in ) is a name of ancient
PersianThe Persian people are the majority ethnic group in Iran. However, there are sub-groups who speak the Persian language as their mother tongue throughout the Iranian plateau. The term Persian has also a supra-ethnic significance and has been historically referred to a part of Iranian peoples...
origins and refers to the following:
- A Thracian goddess, see Paleo-Balkanic mythology
- Cotys I
Cotys I or Kotys I was born during the reign of Seuthes I. He became king after he killed the previous Thracian king Hebryzelmis. On gaining the Odrysian kingdom the Athenians made him their ally. In order to make his position stronger Cotys married his daughter to the Athenian general Iphicrates...
, King of Thrace, of Persian descent.
- Cotys VI, King of Thrace
- Cotys VII
Cotys VII was a king of the Odrysian kingdom of Thrace from ca. 57 BC to ca. 48 BC, in succession to his father Cotys VI.Cotys was an ally of the Roman general Pompey, to whom he sent a body of auxiliaries under his son Rhescuporis I in 48 BC for use in the Roman civil war against Julius Caesar.On...
, King of Thrace
- Cotys VIII
Cotys VIII or Kotys VIII was a prince and a Roman Client Ruler of Thrace.-Family and Origins:Cotys was of Greek and Persian descent. Cotys was the son and heir of loyal Roman Client Rulers Rhoemetalces I and Pythodoris I of Thrace...
, King of Thrace
- Cotys IX
Cotys IX or Kotys IX was a Thracian prince and the Roman Client King of Lesser Armenia. Cotys was the second son and was among the children of Roman Client Rulers of Thrace Cotys VIII and Antonia Tryphaena...
, son to Cotys VIII and Roman Client King of Lesser ArmeniaLesser Armenia refers to the Armenian populated regions, primarily to the West and North-West of the ancient Armenian kingdom and North-East of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.-Geography:Lesser Armenia was the portion of historic Armenia and the Armenian Highland...
- Tiberius Julius Cotys I
Tiberius Julius Cotys I or Cotys I also known as Kotys I was a prince and Roman Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom. The Bosporan Kingdom was the longest surviving known Roman Client Kingdom....
(fl. 1st century), second grandson to Cotys VIII and King of the Bosporan KingdomThe Bosporan Kingdom or the Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus was an ancient state, located in eastern Crimea and the Taman Peninsula on the shores of the Cimmerian Bosporus...
- Tiberius Julius Cotys II
Tiberius Julius Cotys II or Cotys II also known as Kotys II was a prince and Roman Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom...
(fl. 2nd century), King of the Bosporan KingdomThe Bosporan Kingdom or the Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus was an ancient state, located in eastern Crimea and the Taman Peninsula on the shores of the Cimmerian Bosporus...
- Tiberius Julius Cotys III
Tiberius Julius Cotys III or Cotys III also known as Kotys III was a prince and Roman client king of the Bosporan Kingdom...
(died 235), King of the Bosporan KingdomThe Bosporan Kingdom or the Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus was an ancient state, located in eastern Crimea and the Taman Peninsula on the shores of the Cimmerian Bosporus...