Spartocus I
Ruler of the Bosporan Kingdom from c. 438 to 432 BC / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spartocus I (Greek: Σπάρτοκος, romanized: Spartokos) was the founder[1] and first ruler of the Spartocid dynasty in the Bosporan Kingdom. He usurped the former rulers of the Bosporus, the Archaeanactids, after being a mercenary under their command sometime in 438 BC.[2]