Philopator I ( grc, Φιλοπάτωρ) was the

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Cilicia Cilicia (); el, Κιλικία, ''Kilikía''; Middle Persian: ''klkyʾy'' (''Klikiyā''); Parthian: ''kylkyʾ'' (''Kilikiyā''); tr, Kilikya). is a geographical region in southern Anatolia in Turkey, extending inland from the northeastern coa ...

briefly in 31–30 BC. He was a son of

Tarcondimotus I Tarcondimotus I ( el, Ταρκονδίμοτος; died 31 BC) was a Roman client king of Cilicia, who played a role in the Roman civil wars of the late Roman Republic. Based on inscriptions relating to his family from Castabala, Tarcondimotus was ...

, and like his father at first sided with

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during the

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between him and

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. After Octavian's victory in the

Battle of Actium The Battle of Actium was a naval battle fought between a maritime fleet of Octavian led by Marcus Agrippa and the combined fleets of both Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII Philopator. The battle took place on 2 September 31 BC in the Ionian Sea, nea ...

in 31 BC, and his father's death, he quickly changed sides, but Octavian nevertheless deposed him from his kingdom in 30 BC. In 20 BC, Cilicia was restored to a king called Tarcondimotus II. The identity of this Tarcondimotus is obscure but

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and Denis Feissel have suggested he is the same person as Philopator I, in which case he ruled until his death in 17 AD.

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{{reflist 1st-century BC monarchs in Asia Year of birth unknown Kings of Cilicia Roman client monarchs Year of death unknown