Rhemaxos

{{Short description|Dacian king north of the Danube (c. 200 BC)}}

Rhemaxos was an ancient king who ruled to the north of Danube around 200 BC and who was the protector of the Greek colonies in Dobruja, 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 Romanian Plain. 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.{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7rwUAAAAIAAJ&q=phradmon&pg=PA7 |title = Rumanian studies. An international annual of the humanities and social sciences. Vol. 4. 1976-1979. (Ed. Keith Hitchins)|isbn = 9004060030|last1 = Hitchins|first1 = Keith|author-link=Keith Hitchins|year = 1979}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.enciclopedia-dacica.ro/?operatie=subiect&locatie=lapidarium&fisier=Anonim_-_Decretul_histriot_in_cinstea_lui_Agathocles_fiul_lui_Antiphilos|title=ENDA - Decretul histriot în cinstea lui Agathocles}}

References

  • Dicţionar de istorie veche a României ("Dictionary of ancient Romanian history") (1976) Editura Ştiinţifică şi Enciclopedică, pp. 504

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Category:History of Dobruja

Category:Kings of Dacia

Category:Scythian kings

Category:3rd-century BC monarchs in Europe

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