Paerisades V

Paerisades V
Marble Bust of Bosporan Ruler, late 2nd century BC, possibly Paerisades V.
Last Spartocid King of the Bosporan Kingdom
Reign125–109 BC
PredecessorPaerisades IV
SuccessorMithridates VI
BornUnknown
Panticapaeum
Diedcirca. 109 BC
Panticapaeum
GreekΠαιρισάδης
HouseSpartocid
FatherPaerisades III
MotherKamasarye Philoteknos
ReligionGreek Polytheism

Paerisades V (Greek: Παιρισάδης) was the son of Paerisades III and Kamasarye Philoteknos. He was last Spartocid ruler of the Bosporan Kingdom and ruled from 125 to c. 109 BC after the death of his brother Paerisades IV Philometor. With his death, ended a dynasty of Bosporan kings that had ruled the Bosporan Kingdom for over 3 centuries, starting in 438 BC with his ancestor Spartokos I.