Spartocus I

Ruler of the Bosporan Kingdom from c. 438 to 432 BC

Spartocus I (Greek: Σπάρτοκος, romanized: Spartokos) was the founder and first ruler of the Spartocid dynasty in the Bosporan Kingdom. He usurped the former rulers of the Bosporus, the Archaeanactids, after being a mercenary under their command sometime in 438 BC.