Cotys II (other)
Cotys II or Kotys II can refer to two kings of Thrace: * Cotys II (Odrysian), ruled ca. 300-280 BC * Cotys II (Sapaean) Cotys II (Ancient Greek: Κότυς) was a king of the Sapaean kingdom of Thrace from 42 to ca. 15 BC, succeeding his father, Rhescuporis I. References See also *List_of_rulers_of_Thrace_and_Dacia This article lists rulers of Thrace and Dac ...

Cotys II (Odrysian)
Cotys II (Ancient Greek: Κότυς, Kotys) was a possible king of the Odrysians in Thrace in the late 4th or early 3rd century BC. His one secure attestation is in an inscription from Athens dated to 330 BC; the inscription honored Reboulas, brother of Cotys and son of Seuthes. This is generally interpreted to mean that Cotys, not yet king, was the son of Seuthes III Seuthes III ( grc, Σεύθης, Seuthēs) was a king of Odrysia, a part of Thrace, during the late 4th century BC (securely attested between 324 and 312 BC). Historical background Following the campaigns of Philip II in 347–342 BC a signifi ... by a marriage earlier than that to Berenike (since their four sons did not include a Cotys or a Reboulas). Building on this interpretation of the evidence, a certain Gonimase (Gonimasē), wife of a Seuthes, buried in a tomb near Smjadovo, has been proposed as Seuthes III's earlier wife and mother of Cotys and Reboulas. However, the Athenian inscription precedes the first ...
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