Rhemaxos was an ancient king who ruled to the north of

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around 200 BC and who was the protector of the

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, receiving a tribute from them in exchange of protection against outside attacks. It appears that the links with the Greek cities lasted a rather long time, as several treaties have been found. Some historians have suggested that he was the chieftain of a Dacian tribal union on the

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. Others said he was a Scythian king. His son Phradmon allocated 600 horsemen to defend the city of Histria at the request of Agathocles, son of Antiphilos.

References

*''Dicţionar de istorie veche a României'' ("Dictionary of ancient Romanian history") (1976) Editura Ştiinţifică şi Enciclopedică, pp. 504 History of Dobruja Dacian kings Scythian rulers 3rd-century BC rulers {{europe-royal-stub