Person

Rhescuporis II

died 19 CE · 1st century

Rhescuporis II was a king of the Sapaean dynasty of Thrace, a brother of Rhoemetalces I. On Rhoemetalces' death around 12 CE Augustus divided the client kingdom between Rhescuporis and his nephew Cotys. In 19 CE Rhescuporis seized and murdered Cotys; Tiberius had him tried in Rome, and he was exiled to Alexandria, where he was killed.

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