Paerisades III ( el, Παιρισάδης) was a son of
Leukon II and Alkathoe, he also succeeded his brother Spartokos V as
Spartocid king of the
Bosporan Kingdom
The Bosporan Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus (, ''Vasíleio toú Kimmerikoú Vospórou''), was an ancient Greco-Scythian state located in eastern Crimea and the Taman Peninsula on the shores of the Cimmerian Bosporus, ...
from 180 to 150 BC. He co-ruled with
Kamasarye II.
Biography
Early Reign
Before his rule, the Bosporan Kingdom was under the
archonship of
Hygiainon
Hygiaenon ( grc, Ὑγιαίνων, Hygiainon) was an Archon of the Bosporan Kingdom after his predecessor, Leucon II, was slain by his wife Alcathoe in c. 220 BC. Although he was not part of the Spartocid dynasty
The Spartocids () or Sparto ...
, a supporter of the Spartocids and perhaps a regent for Kamasarye who was unmarried and could not rule. He was not directly in the line of succession, as he was the son of Spartokos V's brother, perhaps Spartokos IV. Paerisades then presumably succeeded Hygiainon in 200 BC or perhaps Spartokos V sometime in 180 BC, the correct succession being unknown. He then married his cousin, Kamasarye. They were praised by an assembly in Delphi due to Spartokos V's and Paerisades's actions towards foreigners that entered their kingdom. Kamasarye would be the mother of his eldest son
Paerisades IV, who later succeed his father
At some point during his reign, he may have taken another wife, possibly named Argotes, who was perhaps the mother of
Paerisades V
Paerisades V ( el, 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 hi ...
, the last Spartocid ruler of the Bosporan Kingdom.
Succession
Paerisades III was succeeded by his sons Paerisades IV "Philometor" (ca. 150-125 BC) and Paerisades V (ca. 125-108 BC). Paerisades IV took the surname "Philometor," which means "mother-loving," to perhaps show a bond with his mother Kamasarye.
His brother, Paerisades V, would be the last Spartocid king to rule the Bosporan Kingdom, ending a dynasty of three centuries.
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Collection of coinage
{{Hellenistic rulers
Rulers of the Bosporan Kingdom
2nd-century BC rulers
150 BC deaths
Spartocid dynasty