Rhemaxos was an ancient king who ruled to the north of
Danube
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around 200 BC and who was the protector of the
Greek colonies in
Dobruja
Dobruja or Dobrudja (; bg, Добруджа, Dobrudzha or ''Dobrudža''; ro, Dobrogea, or ; tr, Dobruca) is a historical region in the Balkans that has been divided since the 19th century between the territories of Bulgaria and Romania. I ...
, receiving a tribute from them in exchange of protection against outside attacks. It appears that the links with the Greek cities lasted a rather long time, as several treaties have been found.
Some historians have suggested that he was the chieftain of a
Dacian tribal union on the
Romanian Plain
The Romanian Plain ( ro, Câmpia Română) is located in southern Romania and the easternmost tip of Serbia, where it is known as the Wallachian Plain ( sr, Vlaška nizija/Влашка низија). Part of the historical region of Wallachia, it ...
. Others said he was a Scythian king.
His son Phradmon allocated 600 horsemen to defend the city of
Histria at the request of Agathocles, son of
Antiphilos.
References
*''Dicţionar de istorie veche a României'' ("Dictionary of ancient Romanian history") (1976) Editura Ştiinţifică şi Enciclopedică, pp. 504
History of Dobruja
Dacian kings
Scythian rulers
3rd-century BC rulers
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