Cotys was an ally of the Roman general Pompey, to whom he sent a body of auxiliaries under his son Rhescuporis I in 48 BC for use in the Roman civil war against Julius Caesar.
On Cotys' death, Rhescuporis I became king under the regency of Rhoemetalces I, Cotys' younger brother.
cotys, sapaean, cotys, ancient, greek, Κότυς, died, sapaean, client, king, odrysian, kingdom, thrace, from, rhoemetalces, cotys, ally, roman, general, pompey, whom, sent, body, auxiliaries, under, rhescuporis, roman, civil, against, julius, caesar, cotys, deat. Cotys I Ancient Greek Kotys died 48 BC was a Sapaean client king of the Odrysian kingdom of Thrace from c 57 BC to c 48 BC He was the son of Rhoemetalces Cotys was an ally of the Roman general Pompey to whom he sent a body of auxiliaries under his son Rhescuporis I in 48 BC for use in the Roman civil war against Julius Caesar On Cotys death Rhescuporis I became king under the regency of Rhoemetalces I Cotys younger brother See also editList of rulers of Thrace and DaciaNotes editSources editSmith William ed Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Boston Little Brown and Company 1867 v 3 p 870 Cotys I Sapaean Odrysian kingdom of ThraceBorn Unknown Died 48 BC Preceded byCotys VI King of Thracec 57 48 BC Succeeded byRhescuporis I nbsp This biography of a member of a European royal house is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Ancient Thrace related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cotys I Sapaean amp oldid 1161335586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
