Tiberius Julius Aspurgus
Roman client king of the Bosporan Kingdom (ruled 8-38 AD)
About Tiberius Julius Aspurgus
Lived 100 BC – AD 38. Tiberius Julius Aspurgus was a Roman monarch.
Infobox royalty name = Aspurgus Philoromaios image = Аспург.jpg
caption = succession = King of the Bosporan Kingdom reign = 7/8 – 37/38 AD predecessor = Dynamis
Aspurgus was born to Asander, ruler of the Bosporan Kingdom and Dynamis. He was the maternal grandchild to the previous Roman client king of the Bosporan and Pontus, Pharnaces II and his Sarmatian wife.
In 17 BC, Asander died of voluntary starvation from despair at the age of 93 because he witnessed his troops desert him for the Roman usurper, Scribonius. Scribonius pretended to be a relative of Dynamis, so he could seize Asander's throne and become king. Dynamis was forced to marry Scribonius. The Roman statesman Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa discovered Scribonius’ deception and intervened, appointing Polemon I of Pontus as the new Bosporan King. Dynamis married Polemon I, making him Aspurgus' stepfather.
When Dynamis died in 7 or 8 C.E., Aspurgus headed the Bosporan domain.
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Roman client king of the Bosporan Kingdom (ruled 8-38 AD)
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Tiberius Julius Aspurgus was born in 100 BC.
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Tiberius Julius Aspurgus died in AD 38.
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