Tiberius Julius Pharsanzes
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Tiberius Julius Pharsanzes, also known as Pharsanzes was a prince and Roman
Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom
.
Pharsanzes was the first born son to the Bosporan King Rhescuporis V
and his mother was an unnamed woman. He was of Greek
, Iranian
and Roman ancestry
. His younger brothers were princes Synges
and Teiranes
.
Between 253-254, Pharsanzes co-ruled with his father Rhescuporis V. His royal title on coins is in Greek: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΑΡΣΑΝΖΟΥ or of King Pharsanzes. During his brief rule, he was a contemporary to the rule of the Roman Emperor
Gallienus
. There was a possibility that Pharsanzes could have some connections with the Goths
. Pharsanzes died in 254 and was succeeded as a co-ruler by his second brother Synges in 258.
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom
Bosporan Kingdom
The 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...
.
Pharsanzes was the first born son to the Bosporan King Rhescuporis V
Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis V
Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis V Philocaesar Philoromaios Eusebes, also known as Rhescuporis V was a prince and Roman Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom....
and his mother was an unnamed woman. He was of Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
, Iranian
Iranian peoples
The Iranian peoples are an Indo-European ethnic-linguistic group, consisting of the speakers of Iranian languages, a major branch of the Indo-European language family, as such forming a branch of Indo-European-speaking peoples...
and Roman ancestry
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
. His younger brothers were princes Synges
Tiberius Julius Synges
Tiberius Julius Synges, also known as Synges was a prince and Roman Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom....
and Teiranes
Tiberius Julius Teiranes
Tiberius Julius Teiranes, possibly known as Gaius Julius Teiranes or Teiranes was a prince and Roman Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom....
.
Between 253-254, Pharsanzes co-ruled with his father Rhescuporis V. His royal title on coins is in Greek: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΑΡΣΑΝΖΟΥ or of King Pharsanzes. During his brief rule, he was a contemporary to the rule of the Roman Emperor
Roman Emperor
The Roman emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period . The Romans had no single term for the office although at any given time, a given title was associated with the emperor...
Gallienus
Gallienus
Gallienus was Roman Emperor with his father Valerian from 253 to 260, and alone from 260 to 268. He took control of the Empire at a time when it was undergoing great crisis...
. There was a possibility that Pharsanzes could have some connections with the Goths
Goths
The Goths were an East Germanic tribe of Scandinavian origin whose two branches, the Visigoths and the Ostrogoths, played an important role in the fall of the Roman Empire and the emergence of Medieval Europe....
. Pharsanzes died in 254 and was succeeded as a co-ruler by his second brother Synges in 258.
External Link
Sources
- http://ansmagazine.com/Summer05/Bosporus
- http://www.sixbid.com/nav.php?p=viewlot&sid=69&lot=1741
- http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/bosporos/kings/i.html
- The supreme gods of the Bosporan Kingdom: Celestial Aphrodite and the Most High God By Yulia Ustinova Edition: illustrated Published by BRILL, 1999 ISBN 9004112316, 9789004112315