Tiberius Julius Teiranes
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Tiberius Julius Teiranes, possibly known as Gaius Julius Teiranes or Teiranes was a prince and Roman
Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom
.
Teiranes was the third born son to the Bosporan King Rhescuporis V
and his mother was an unnamed woman. He was of Greek
, Iranian
and Roman ancestry
. His first brother was prince Pharsanzes
and second brother was prince Synges
.
Teiranes succeeded his second brother Synges, who died around 276 as the third co-ruler with their father Rhescuporis V. Later in 276, Teiranes’ father died and he succeeded Rhescuporis V. Teiranes ruled as Bosporan King from around 276 until his death in 279.
His royal title on coins is in Greek: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΕΙΡΑΝΟΥ or of King Teiranes. Teiranes was a contemporary to the rule of the period Crisis of the Third Century
in the Roman Empire
. During his reign, a copper-base alloy was added to the bronze and silver coins that were minted in the Bosporan Kingdom. Little is known on the life and reign of Teiranes.
During his short reign, Teiranes co-ruled with his first son from an unnamed woman called Sauromates IV
who died in 276 and later his second son Theothorses
. When Teiranes died in 279, he was succeeded by his second son Theothorses.
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...
.
Teiranes was the third 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 first brother was prince Pharsanzes
Tiberius Julius Pharsanzes
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...
and second brother was prince Synges
Tiberius Julius Synges
Tiberius Julius Synges, also known as Synges was a prince and Roman Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom....
.
Teiranes succeeded his second brother Synges, who died around 276 as the third co-ruler with their father Rhescuporis V. Later in 276, Teiranes’ father died and he succeeded Rhescuporis V. Teiranes ruled as Bosporan King from around 276 until his death in 279.
His royal title on coins is in Greek: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΕΙΡΑΝΟΥ or of King Teiranes. Teiranes was a contemporary to the rule of the period Crisis of the Third Century
Crisis of the Third Century
The Crisis of the Third Century was a period in which the Roman Empire nearly collapsed under the combined pressures of invasion, civil war, plague, and economic depression...
in the Roman Empire
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....
. During his reign, a copper-base alloy was added to the bronze and silver coins that were minted in the Bosporan Kingdom. Little is known on the life and reign of Teiranes.
During his short reign, Teiranes co-ruled with his first son from an unnamed woman called Sauromates IV
Tiberius Julius Sauromates IV
Tiberius Julius Sauromates IV, also known as Sauromates IV was a prince and Roman Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom.Sauromates IV was the first born son to the Bosporan King Teiranes and an unnamed mother. His younger brother was prince Theothorses and was of Greek, Iranian and Roman ancestry...
who died in 276 and later his second son Theothorses
Tiberius Julius Theothorses
Tiberius Julius Theothorses, also known as Thothorses or Fophors was a prince and Roman Client King of the Bosporan Kingdom.Theothorses was the second-born son to the Bosporan King Teiranes and his mother was an unnamed woman. He was of Greek, Iranian and Roman ancestry...
. When Teiranes died in 279, he was succeeded by his second son Theothorses.
External links
Sources
- North Pontic archaeology - By Gocha R. Tsetskhladze
- http://www.angelfire.com/ego/et_deo/bosphore.wps.htm
- http://www.pontos.dk/publications/papers-presented-orally/oral-files/Sme_coinage_alloys.htm
- http://en.museum-of-money.org/view/the_coins_of_bosporan_kingdom_early_4th_century_b_c_mid_4th_century_a_d/