Hyspaosines

Seleucid satrap and later king of Characene

209 BCE to 124 BCE

Hyspaosines or Aspasine (born c. 209 BCE, died 124 BCE) is a satrap installed by Antiochus IV Epiphanes and later the first king (before 127-124 BCE) of Characene or Mesene (Meshun).

Hyspaosines is mainly known from coins, but also appears in texts of cuneiform script (in the 'astronomical diaries').

Pliny the Elder mentions that he was the son of a certain "Sagdodonacos the king of Arabs".

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Group: Amratian culture (Naqada I)
People: Hyspaosines
Location: Agde Languedoc-Roussillon France
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