Tarkondimotos I.

Tarkondimotos I. Philantonios (Ταρκονδιμότος Φιλαντώνιος), also Tarcondimotus; † 31 BC Chr. At Actium , was king in Cilicia and ally of the Romans . In the final phase of the Roman Republic he entered into alternating coalitions with the parties involved in the Roman civil war.

Bronze coin of Tarkondimotus I, circa 39–31 BC. Chr .; Front: portrait with diadem, looking to the right, underneath an anchor as a counterstamp; Zeus sitting on the back , looking to the left, holding a Nike in his right hand and a scepter in his left. Inscription 'ΒΑΣΙΛΕ [ΟΣ] ΤΑΡΚΟΝΔΙΜΟΤΟΥ and below ΦΙΛΑΝΤΩΝΟΥ (BASILEOS TARKONDIMOTOU, FILANTŌNIOU). The letters in brackets are missing on this copy, but are present on others. Diameter 23 mm, 7.24 g

At first Tarkondimoto's partisan of Pompey , then he took the side of Caesar , who pardoned him and allowed him to keep his possessions. After the Ides of March , he joined the Caesar murderer Cassius . Most recently he was on the side of Marcus Antonius , who gave him 39 BC. Was appointed king of Anazarba in Cilicia . Since then he has been nicknamed Philantonius . Tarkondimotos died 31 BC. BC in the run-up to the naval battle of Actium , when Antony's fleet chief, Gaius Sosius , wanted to break the blockade.

Its appearance has been passed down through coinage. Cicero , who during his time as the Roman governor of Cilicia (52 BC) was supplied with information about the Parthians by Tarkondimotos , referred to him in 51 BC. BC as fidelissimus socius trans Taurum amicissimusque populi Romani , "most loyal allies beyond the Taurus and best friend of the Roman people".

His sons left Antonius to go over to the future Emperor Augustus . Nevertheless, their rule was taken from them, and it was not until 20 BC. One of them got back most of his father's possessions to succeed him under the name Tarkondimotos II. Philopator.

literature

Tarcondimotus . In: William Smith (Ed.): Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology . tape 3 : Oarses-Zygia and Zygius . Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1870, p. 975 (English, Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Thomas Grünewald: Robbers, Rebels, Rivals, Avengers: Studies on Latrones in the Roman Empire. Steiner, Stuttgart 1999 (Research on Ancient Slavery, Volume 31).

Web links

wildwinds.com (coin image)

supporting documents

↑ John Carter: The Battle of Actium. Brockhaus 1972, p. 248;
Plutarch : Antony 61.2;
Cassius Dio 41.63.1, 47.26.2, 50.14.2.
↑ Cicero: Letters to the Family. 15,1,2;
Strabo 14,5,18.

personal data
SURNAME	Tarkondimotos I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Tarkondimotos I. Philantonios; Ταρκονδιμότος Φιλαντώνιος (Greek)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	King of Anazarba in Cilicia
DATE OF BIRTH	1st century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	31 BC Chr.
Place of death	at Actium

[1] John Carter: The Battle of Actium. Brockhaus 1972, p. 248;
Plutarch : Antony 61.2;
Cassius Dio 41.63.1, 47.26.2, 50.14.2.

[2] Cicero: Letters to the Family. 15,1,2;
Strabo 14,5,18.