Aripharnes The Thataean | |
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King of the Siracae | |
Reign | fl.310-309 BC |
Predecessor | Unknown |
Successor | Unknown |
Born | Unknown |
Died | Unknown Unknown |
Spouse | Unknown |
Father | Unknown |
Aripharnes (fl. 310–309 BC) or Arypharnasha the Thataean was king of the Sarmatian tribe of Siraces[1] and took part in the First Bosporan Civil War of 310-309 between king Satyros II and his brother Eumelos, a pretender to the throne.[2]
Eumelus, however, had as ally Aripharnes, the king of the Siraces.
Eumelus, after concluding a treaty of friendship with some of the barbarians who lived near by and collecting a strong army, set up a rival claim to the throne.