Asander (king)
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This article is about the general and king of the Bosporan kingdom. For the Macedonian general of the same name, see Asander.
Asander, named Philocaesar Philoromaios (Greek: Άσανδρoς Φιλοκαισαρ Φιλορώμαίος,[lower-alpha 1] 110[citation needed] – 17 BC) was a Roman client king of the Bosporan Kingdom. He was of Greek and possibly of Persian ancestry. Not much is known of his family and early life. He started his career as a general under Pharnaces II, the king of the Bosporus. According to some scholars, Asander took as his first wife a woman called Glykareia, known from one surviving Greek inscription, "Glykareia, wife of Asander".
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Asander | |
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King of the Bosporan Kingdom | |
Reign | 47 BC, then 44–17 BC |
Predecessor | Mithridates II |
Successor | Scribonius |
Born | 110 BC[citation needed] |
Died | 17 BC (aged 93) |
Spouse | Dynamis |
Issue | Tiberius Philoromaios |
House | Tiberian-Julian dynasty |
Religion | Greek Polytheism |
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