Cotiso
Cotiso was a in the second half of the 1st century BC. Living king of the Dacians or Geten .
After the disintegration of the Burebista Dacian Empire , Cotiso was believed to have been around since 40 BC. Ruled in the area of the lower Danube . About the propaganda war that began in 33 BC Between the triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian raged and their military dispute over the sole rule in the Roman Empire preceded, the less credible statement of Antony that Octavian had been his since 36 BC. Chr. Antonius' son Marcus Antonius Antyllus betrothed her promised daughter Julia to Cotiso and even wished his daughter to be his wife. Probably around 30/29 BC BC Cotiso carried out a raid across the Danube, but had to surrender to the Romans.
literature
- Arthur Stein : Cotiso. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume IV, 2, Stuttgart 1901, column 1676.
- Hans Georg Gundel : Cotiso. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 1, Stuttgart 1964, column 1328.
- Christoph Schäfer : Cleopatra . Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 2006, ISBN 3-534-15418-5 , p. 191.
Remarks
- ^ So Florus , Epitoma de Tito Livio 2, 28.
- ↑ a b Suetonius , Augustus 63, 2.
- ↑ Florus, Epitoma de Tito Livio 2, 28; Horace , Carmina 3, 8, 18.
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| SURNAME | Cotiso |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of the Dacians or Geten |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century BC Chr. |