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Spargapeithes

5th century BCE · 5th century BCE

Spargapeithes was a king of the Agathyrsi, a people living in what is now Transylvania, in the 5th century BCE. Herodotus reports that he treacherously killed the Scythian king Ariapeithes. He is one of the very few named rulers of the Agathyrsi, whom Herodotus describes as a people fond of luxury who wore much gold.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Spargapeithes. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/spargapeithes
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The Epoch Institute. “Spargapeithes.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/spargapeithes.
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