About Berisades
Berisades was a sovereign.
Berisades was a ruler in Thrace, who inherited, in conjunction with Amadocus II and Cersobleptes, the dominions of the Thracian king Cotys on the death of the latter in 360 BC. Berisades was probably a son of Cotys and a brother of the other two princes.
He may have ruled in conjunction with his son Cetriporis, who entered into an alliance with Athens and the Illyrians against Philip II of Macedonia in 358 BC; Philip defeated the coalition in 353 BC.
Death Berisades' reign was short, as he was already dead in 352 BC; and on his death Cersobleptes declared war against his children.
Legacy The Birisades (Bιρισάδης) mentioned by Dinarchus is probably the same as Paerisades, the king of the Bosporan Kingdom, who must not be confounded with the Berisades mentioned above. The Berisades, king of Pontus, whom Stratonicus, the player on the lyre, visited, must also be regarded as the same as Parisades.
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Who was Berisades?
Thracian king (died c. 352 BC)
What was Berisades's occupation?
Berisades was a sovereign.
What nationality was Berisades?
Berisades's recorded nationality: Odrysian kingdom.
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