Deiotarus of Galatia (in Galatian and Greek Deiotaros, surnamed Philoromaios ("Friend of the Romans"); c. 105 BC – 42 BC, 41 BC or 40 BC)[1] was a Chief Tetrarch of the Tolistobogii in western Galatia, Asia Minor, and a King of Galatia ("Gallo-Graecia"). He was considered one of the most adept of Celtic kings, ruling the three tribes of Celtic Galatia from his fortress in Blucium.[2]
The name Deiotarus is generally translated as Galatian Celtic "Divine-bull" (*deiuo-tauros; cf. Old Irish dia, Welsh duw, Old Welsh duiu, "God" and Old Irish tarb, Welsh tarw "bull", with Western Celtic metathesis of the cluster -uro- to -ruo-).[3][4]
^Lendering, Jona. "Legio XXII Deiotariana". Archived from the original on 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
^Berresford Ellis, Peter (1998). The Celts: A History. Caroll & Graf. p. 43. ISBN 0-7867-1211-2.
^Xavier Delamarre (2003). Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise. Editions Errance, Paris, p. 142.
^Matasovic, Ranko, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic, Brill, 2009, p. 371.
between 60 BC and 65 BC, Pompey rewarded Deiotarus for his assistance against him with the title of King. Deiotarus increased his territory to include part...
132–136. Its cognomen comes from Deiotarus, a Celtic king of Galatia. Its emblem is unknown. The legion was levied by Deiotarus, king of the Celtic tribe of...
in the absence of Deiotarus and conquered some of the cities of Cappadocia and Pontus, assigned to the Bithynia region. Deiotarus was a client of Pompey...
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Pharnaces seized Colchis easily. He took advantage of the absence of Deiotarus, the king of Galatia and Lesser Armenia, to seize Lesser Armenia, part...
Reign end Notes Family Image Deiotarus 62 BC 40 BC Co-ruler with Brogitarius Brogitarius 63 BC 50 BC Co-ruler with Deiotarus Castor 40 BC 36 BC Amyntas...
concurrently with his father-in-law Deiotarus Philoromaeus, who was also tetrarch of the Tolistobogii. By Deiotarus' daughter Adobogiona, Brogitarus was...
(present day Ankara), Pessinus, Tavium, and Gordion. Upon the death of Deiotarus, the Kingdom of Galatia was given to Amyntas, an auxiliary commander in...
son of Brogitarus, king of Galatia, and Adobogiona, daughter of king Deiotarus Philoromaeus. Amyntas seems to have first possessed Lycaonia, where he...
territory to that of the Kingdom of Galatia under the Roman client king Deiotarus as a reward for his loyalty to Rome. Bithynia and Pontus became an important...
dynasty) 31 – 6 BCE: Deiotarus I (III) Philadelphus, son of Castor I (II). 31 – 27 BCE: Deiotarus II (IV) Philopator, son of Deiotarus I (III) [co-ruler...
clemency and fear the other's wrath." Again in Pro rege Deiotaro (For King Deiotarus) Cicero discusses Caesar's virtue of clementia. There is not much information...
four, or even more legs shot off running loose all over the countryside. Deiotarus was his father's son. Indeed, Councillor, I am well pleased with Blädner...
the decision to give Sicilians Roman citizenship, as well as to confirm Deiotarus in his kingdom, and she was a very persuasive campaigner for her husband...
Note on the speeches in defence of Caelius and Milo In defence of King Deiotarus Early career (before exile) (66 BC) Pro Lege Manilia or De Imperio Cn...
taken from Tigranes and incorporated into Galatia, with Pompey's client Deiotarus becoming ruler of the new kingdom. Finally, Cilicia received the coastal...
Saecondarius, tetrach of all Galatians from 41/40 to 37/36 BC. Their son Deiotarus Philadelphus became the last king of Paphlagonia at some point before...
extracting enormous financial "gifts" from them in the process. Though King Deiotarus of Galatia supported Brutus and Cassius following Caesar's assassination...
arrangement soon gave way before the ambition of one of these tetrarchs, Deiotarus, a contemporary of Cicero and Julius Caesar, who made himself master of...
Kingdoms of Galatia and Cappadocia through their kings Ariobarzanes and Deiotarus, allowing them to remain kings despite previously supporting Pompey in...
territory to that of the Kingdom of Galatia under the Roman client king Deiotarus as a reward for his loyalty to Rome. Bithynian coinage List of rulers...
derived from Cicero's speech Pro Rege Deiotaro (Speech in Behalf of King Deiotarus): Phidippus was a slave who was physician to King Deiotaros. Literally...
called Drunemeton, but had since been reduced to the leadership of first Deiotarus, then Amyntas. Tom Holland writes that the koinon galaton embraced the...
defended against a Caesarian siege at Apamea. There, he negotiated with Deiotarus, the king of Galatia, and the Parthians. After Caesar's death, both his...
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