Philopator I (Ancient Greek: Φιλοπάτωρ) was the Roman client king of Cilicia briefly in 31–30 BC.

He was a son of Tarcondimotus I, and like his father at first sided with Mark Antony during the civil war between him and Octavian.[1] After Octavian's victory in the Battle of Actium 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.[1] The identity of this Tarcondimotus is obscure but Gilbert Dagron and Denis Feissel have suggested he is the same person as Philopator I, in which case he ruled until his death in 17 AD.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Public Domain Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Philopator I". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. III. p. 317.
  2. ↑ G. Dagron; D. Feissel (1987). Inscriptions de Cilicie: Travaux et mémoires du Centre de recherche, d'histoire et de civilisation byzantines. Paris.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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