Spartocus IV explained

Spartocus IV
Succession:King of the Bosporan Kingdom
Reign:circa. 245–240 BC
Native Lang1:Greek
Native Lang1 Name1:Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Σπάρτοκος
Birth Date:Unknown
Birth Place:Bosporan Kingdom
Death Date:circa. 240 BC
Death Place:Bosporan Kingdom
Predecessor:Paerisades II
Successor:Leucon II
Royal House:Spartocid
Father:Paerisades II
Religion:Greek Polytheism

Spartocus IV (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Σπάρτοκος|Spartokos) was a Spartocid king of the Bosporan Kingdom from 245 to 240 BC.[1]

Biography

Spartocus IV was a son of Paerisades II and is known for an inscription in coinage after the death of his father that shows him calling himself king whilst displaying Pan. His brief reign ended when his brother Leucon II killed him, after finding out that he was sleeping with his wife Alcathoe, who later killed Leucon.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World. ca. 245-240 BC Spartokos IV]..
  2. Book: Ovid . Ibis, Chapter 57. That a virtuous woman in adultery is called after you have killed, as the virtuous called whose avenging hand Leucon sacrificed..