Cotis I ( Tiberius Julius Cotis Filozezar Filoromeos Euseb ; other Greek Τιβέριος Ἰούλιος Κότυς Α 'Φιλόκαισαρ Φιλορωμαῖος Eὐσεβής ; died in 67 ) - king of Bosporus in 44-44.
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Biography
He came from the Asburg dynasty. The son of king Reskuporid I and Hepepyrid , grandson of Polemon I. After the death of his father in 38, he inherited power with his brother Mithridates VIII . The same year he was deprived of his rights by the emperor Caligula , who made the brother of Cotis and Mithridates Polemon II the Bosporus king.
In 41 years after the emperor Claudius transferred power to the brother of Cotis, the latter did not receive any posts. Subsequently, Mithridates sent Cotis I to Rome to establish close relations with the Romans. But Kotis exposed his brother's plans for the independence of the Bosporus. For this betrayal, Claudius declared Cotis king of Bosporus in 44, ordering Avl Didi Gall to overthrow Mithridates VIII.
In 45, Cotis I occupied the main cities of Bosporus. However, the brother received the support of a powerful tribe of Syrac . Therefore, Cotis I himself enlisted the help of the leader of the Aors tribe Evnon. The struggle continued until 49, when Mithridates VIII suffered a final defeat.
Cotis I erected in Caesarea (Panticapaeum) and Fanagoria the temple of Caesar Sebast and was their lifelong bishop. In 57 and 59, Kotis sent bread for the army of Umidius Square, fought with the Parthians. In his reign, the Roman squadron began regular patrolling of the Pontic shores. In 63, intending to conquer the Crimean peninsula, the Roman emperor Nero overthrew the Bosporus king, conquering the kingdom of the governor of Lower Moesia. Cotis was sent to Rome, where he died in 67.
Literature
- Tacitus . Annals (Book XII, Chapters 15-21)
- Golubtsova E.S. Northern Black Sea coast and Rome at the turn of our era. - M .: B.I., 1951 - S.126-130.