The Archaeanactids ( Ancient Greek : Ἀρχαιανακτίδαι ) were presumably a Greek dynasty of the Kingdom of Bosporus that ruled in 480–438 BC.
3-547: The presumed founder, Archaeanax , was probably a strategos of a league of city-states in the Cimmerian Bosporus , likely formed as a defense against foreign threats. After taking power, Archaeanax caused the cities of Theodosia and Nymphaeum to withdraw from the league. Throughout their reign, Panticapaeum and her surrounding cities had an age of economic growth as well as the construction of new temples and replanning of all city parts. They were later succeeded by
6-524: A hellenized family of Thracians , called the Spartocids . This Ancient Greece related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Dacia -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Archaeanax Archaeanax ( Greek : Αρχαιάναξ) seems to have been a ruler of the Bosporan Kingdom some 40 years prior to the ascent of
9-599: The Thracian Spartocids . Little to nothing is known about Archaeanax prior to his ascent to the throne. He may have been a native of Mytilene and a strategos of a league of city-states in the Cimmerian Bosporus that likely formed as a defense of the neighboring Scythian tribes. After taking power as ruler, the cities of the Theodosia and Nymphaeum left the league. It is possible that he
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