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Spartocus I
Spartocus I was the founder of the Spartocid dynasty of the Bosporan Kingdom, who took power at Panticapaeum in 438 BCE after the Archaeanactids and ruled until 433 BCE, according to Diodorus. His name suggests a Thracian origin. His descendants ruled the Bosporus for more than three centuries.
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