Philopator I () was the

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briefly in 31–30 BC. He was a son of

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who, like his father, at first sided with

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during the

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between him and

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. After Octavian's victory in the

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in 31 BC, and his father's death, he quickly changed sides, but Octavian nevertheless deposed him from his kingdom in 30 BC. In 20 BC, Cilicia was restored as a kingdom with a king called Tarcondimotus II. The identity of this Tarcondimotus is obscure, but

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and Denis Feissel have suggested he is the same person as Philopator I; in which case he ruled until his death in 17 AD.

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{{reflist 1st-century BC monarchs in Asia Year of birth unknown Kings of Cilicia Roman client monarchs Year of death unknown People of the War of Actium