Tiberius Julius Rhadamsades

Rhadamsades , also known as Radamsad, Rhadamsadius or Rhadampsadius, was the king of the Bosporan Kingdom, a Roman client state, from 309 to 322. For the last five years of his reign he ruled together with Rhescuporis VI, who became the sole king upon Rhadamsades's death. It is possible that Rhadamsades, perhaps of Sarmatian or Alan origin, is the same person as Rausimod, a barbarian king who invaded Pannonia in 322 and was killed by the forces of Constantine the Great.

Origin Rhadamsades became king of the Bosporan Kingdom in 309, succeeding Theothorses. Nothing is known of his origin and relationship to other kings. Like his predecessor Theothorses, his name is of Iranian origin, The name in of itself is not wholly convincing evidence since the dynasty itself was originally of partly Sarmatian origin. The French genealogist Christian Settipani believes Rhadamsades to have been born as a son of Theothorses.

Reign

Rhadamsades shared power with another Bosporan king, Rhescuporis VI, Rhescuporis VI's name suggests that he was of Bosporan origin and a genuine Tiberian-Julian dynast. the Bosporan Rhadamsades is also known to have died in 322.