Tiraios I.
Tiraios I (ruled from 95/94 BC to 90/89 BC) was a king of the Charakene , a vassal state of the Parthians . So far, Tiraios I is only known from his silver and bronze coins.
He was the first ruler of the Charakene who called himself Euergetes on his coins . His coins show the goddess Tyche on the lapel , while the other rulers of the Charakene mostly depict Heracles .
literature
- Monika Schuol : The characters. A Mesopotamian kingdom in the Hellenistic-Parthian period . Steiner, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-515-07709-X , ( Oriens et Occidens 1), (Simultaneously: Kiel, Univ., Diss., 1998), pp. 221-22, 303-306.
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| Apodacus |
King of the Charakene approx. 95/94 BC Chr. – 90/89 BC Chr. |
Tiraios II. |
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| SURNAME | Tiraios I. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of the Charakene (around 95/94 BC - 90/89 BC) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century BC Chr. |