Sauromates IV ( el, Τιβέριος Ἰούλιος Σαυροματης Δ', flourished 3rd century – died 276) was a
Roman
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client king of the
Bosporan Kingdom
The Bosporan Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus (, ''Vasíleio toú Kimmerikoú Vospórou''), was an ancient Greco-Scythian state located in eastern Crimea and the Taman Peninsula on the shores of the Cimmerian Bosporus, ...
. Like the other late Bosporan kings, Sauromates IV is known only from coinage, which means his relationship to the other kings is unknown, as are details of his accession and reign. His coins are known only from 276, when he apparently co-ruled with
Rhescuporis V and
Teiranes.
It is possible that he was a son of Rhescuporis V.
See also
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Bosporan Kingdom
The Bosporan Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus (, ''Vasíleio toú Kimmerikoú Vospórou''), was an ancient Greco-Scythian state located in eastern Crimea and the Taman Peninsula on the shores of the Cimmerian Bosporus, ...
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Roman Crimea The Crimean Peninsula (at the time known as ''Taurica'') was under partial control of the Roman Empire during the period of 47 BC to c. 340 AD.
The territory under Roman control mostly coincided with the Bosporan Kingdom (although under Nero, from ...
References
Rulers of the Bosporan Kingdom
Roman client rulers
276 deaths
3rd-century monarchs in Europe
Year of birth unknown
Julii
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