User:Iazyges/Roman–Bosporan War

Bosporan-Roman War
Date circa. 40-49 AD Location Cimmerian Bosporus Result Strategic Bosporan/Roman Victory Complete destruction of Uspe Mithridates is exiled from the Bosporus Peace between Aorsi and Siraces
Belligerents
Roman Empire Bosporan Kingdom Aorsi	Siraces Dandaridae
Commanders and leaders
Cotys I Eunones of Aorsi Gaius Julius Aquila	Mithridates III Zorsines of Siraces
Strength
3-4 cohorts(around 1440 men) Eunones's army	10,000+
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

Tiberius Julius Mithridates

The Roman–Bosporan War was a lengthy conflict that took place in the Cimmerian Bosporus in 47/48 AD between the Pro-Roman and new client-king Tiberius Julius Cotys I and his allies King Eunones of Aorsi and Gaius Julius Aquila against former king and Anti-Roman Tiberius Julius Mithridates and King Zorsines of Siraces.

Background

The Bosporan Kingdom had been a client state of Rome since 63 BC, during the time of the Roman Republic, when Bosporan King Mithridates VI was deposed as king in favor of his son Pharnaces II, who submitted to Roman domination. In 37/38 AD, after the death of King Aspurgus, the Bosporan Kingdom was briefly ruled by his wife, Queen Gepaepyris, however in either 39 or 41 AD it was decreed by the Roman Empire that Tiberius Julius Mithridates, the son of Aspurgus, should share the throne with Gepaepyris. Mithridates quickly ousted Gepaepyris from power, although she retained considerable influence over the royal court. Around 44 AD, he began conspiring to make the Bosporan Kingdom independant of Rome.

References

Bibliography

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