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Tarcondimotus I

d. 31 BCE · 1st century BCE · Also known as Tarcondimotus I Philantonios

Tarcondimotus I (died 31 BCE) was the ruler of a client kingdom in the Amanus mountains of eastern Cilicia, recognised by Pompey in 64 BCE. Ruling from Hierapolis-Castabala, he supported the Roman commanders of the East in turn, took the surname Philantonios ('friend of Antony') and was killed fighting for Mark Antony in 31 BCE. His son Tarcondimotus II was later restored by Augustus.

Tarcondimotus I
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Tarcondimotid Cilicia

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