Rhescuporis I (Sapaean)
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Rhescuporis I was the Sapaean
king of Thrace
in 48-41 BC. He was the son of Cotys I
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Raskuporis Cove
on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica is named after Vineh of Bulgaria.
Sapaeans
Sapaeans, Sapaei or Sapaioi were a Thracian tribe close to the Greek city of Abdera. One of their kings was named Abrupolis and had allied himself with the Romans...
king of Thrace
Thrace
Thrace is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. As a geographical concept, Thrace designates a region bounded by the Balkan Mountains on the north, Rhodope Mountains and the Aegean Sea on the south, and by the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara on the east...
in 48-41 BC. He was the son of Cotys I
Cotys I (Sapaean)
Cotys I was a Sapaean client king of the Odrysian kingdom of Thrace from ca. 57 BC to ca. 48 BC. He was the son of Rhoemetalces.Cotys was an ally of the Roman general Pompey, to whom he sent a body of auxiliaries under his son Rhescuporis I in 48 BC for use in the Roman civil war against Julius...
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Raskuporis Cove
Raskuporis Cove
Raskuporis Cove is the 1.6 km wide cove indenting for 700 m the south coast of Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Entered between Sevar Point and Devils Point....
on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica is named after Vineh of Bulgaria.