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216:, undertook his defence, the case being heard in Caesar's own house at Rome. Cicero to Gaius Caesar: "... for it was king Deiotarus who raised your family, when abject and obscure, from darkness into light. Who ever heard of your father, or who he was, before they heard whose son-in-law he was?" The matter was allowed to drop for a time, and the assassination of Caesar prevented any final decision of the verdict being pronounced. In his speech Cicero briefly dismisses the charge of assassination, the main question being the distribution of the provinces, which was the real cause of the quarrels between Deiotarus and his relatives. 390: 223:, for a large monetary consideration, publicly announced that, in accordance with instructions left by Caesar, Deiotarus was to resume possession of all the territory of which he had been deprived. When civil war again broke out, Deiotarus was persuaded to support the anti-Caesarian party of Brutus and Cassius, but after the 147:. When settling the affairs of Asia after Mithridates VI failed in his invasion of Phrygia sometime 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 of eastern 208:, Deiotarus was a candidate for the vacancy. Other tetrarchs also pressed their claims; and, further, Deiotarus was accused at Rome in 45 BC by his grandson Castor of having attempted to assassinate Caesar when the latter, then Dictator, was his guest in Galatia. 191:
at that time (47 BC) arrived in Asia from Egypt, and was met by the tetrarch in the dress of a suppliant. Caesar pardoned him for having sided with Pompey, ordered him to resume his royal attire, and hastened against Pharnaces, whom he defeated at
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In consequence of the complaints of certain Galatian princes, Deiotarus was deprived of part of his dominions in 47 BC, but was pardoned by Caesar and allowed to retain the title of King. On the death of
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and became involved in the struggles between the Roman generals that led to the fall of the Republic from 44 BC. He changed sides and supported the triumvirs, keeping his kingdom until his death.
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in 48 BC, he escaped back to Asia-Minor. After Pharsalus Deiotarus faced execution, but was saved by switching sides and later by the advocacy of Cicero. During this time,
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in 42 BC, went over to the triumvirs. He remained in possession of his kingdom until his death at a very advanced age.
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until Deiotarus' death, at which point it was incorporated into the Roman Army with its former king as its namesake.
176: 253:, King of Galatia, who reigned concurrently with his father-in-law. Adobogiona and Brogitarus were the parents of 201: 184: 476:"Speech in Behalf of King Deiotarus", by Marcus Tullius Cicero, translated by Charles Duke Yonge, A.B. 562: 136: 167:
in their fight against Julius Caesar, who was defying the Senate. When Pompey was defeated at the
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
311: 8: 231: 168: 254: 224: 60:, and a King of Galatia ("Gallo-Graecia"). He was considered one of the most adept of 339: 180: 72: 23: 148: 163:
in 49 BC, Deiotarus naturally sided with his old patron and ally Pompey and the
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Matasovic, Ranko, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic, Brill, 2009, p. 371.
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kings, ruling the three tribes of Celtic Galatia from his fortress in
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Deiotarus was the patron to whom the Greek agricultural manual by
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He was married to Berenice, Princess of Pergamon, daughter of
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Encyclopedia, MS Encarta 2001, under article "Galatia"
108:"bull", with Western Celtic metathesis of the cluster 44: – 42 BC, 41 BC or 40 BC) was a Chief 544: 257:, Tetrarch of the Trocmi and King of Galatia. 71:The name Deiotarus is generally translated as 465:xli. 63, xlii. 45, xlvii. 24, 48, xlviii. 33. 131:He is first heard of at the beginning of the 400: 383: 381: 379: 377: 545: 374: 305: 124:Deiotarus was a faithful ally of the 151:, and the Roman Senate granted him 13: 362:. Editions Errance, Paris, p. 142. 360:Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise 14: 579: 520: 338:. Caroll & Graf. p. 43. 388: 332:Berresford Ellis, Peter (1998). 239:Attalus III Philomater Euergetes 568:1st-century BC monarchs in Asia 430:viii. 10, ix. 12, xv. 1, 2, 4; 479: 470: 365: 352: 325: 299: 135:, when he drove the troops of 1: 496: 187:. Fortunately for Deiotarus, 38: 119: 7: 512:See also "Endnotes" in the 280: 10: 584: 37:("Friend of the Romans"); 358:Xavier Delamarre (2003). 260: 159:. On the outbreak of the 308:"Legio XXII Deiotariana" 292: 137:Mithridates VI of Pontus 514:Encyclopædia Britannica 411:Encyclopædia Britannica 202:Mithridates of Pergamum 267:Legio XXII Deiotariana 219:After Caesar's death, 100:, "God" and Old Irish 534:, English translation 507:Kingdoms of the Celts 133:Third Mithridatic War 335:The Celts: A History 139:under Eumachus from 20:Deiotarus of Galatia 457:Bellum Alexandrinum 438:i. 15, ii. 36, 37; 232:Diophanes of Nicaea 185:Battle of Nicopolis 179:which were part of 169:Battle of Pharsalus 442:13, and above all 225:Battle of Philippi 204:, Tetrarch of the 532:Pro Rege Deiotaro 444:Pro rege Deiotaro 306:Lendering, Jona. 181:Domitius Calvinus 575: 563:Kings of Galatia 490: 487:De harusp. resp. 483: 477: 474: 468: 440:De harusp. resp. 415: 394: 392: 391: 385: 372: 369: 363: 356: 350: 349: 329: 323: 322: 320: 319: 310:. Archived from 303: 177:Galatian legions 75:"Divine-bull" (* 43: 40: 583: 582: 578: 577: 576: 574: 573: 572: 543: 542: 523: 499: 494: 493: 484: 480: 475: 471: 404:, ed. (1911). " 389: 387: 386: 375: 370: 366: 357: 353: 346: 330: 326: 317: 315: 304: 300: 295: 283: 263: 234:was dedicated. 122: 73:Galatian Celtic 41: 17: 12: 11: 5: 581: 571: 570: 565: 560: 555: 553:100s BC births 541: 540: 522: 521:External links 519: 518: 517: 510: 503: 498: 495: 492: 491: 478: 469: 467: 466: 460: 459:, 34–41, 65–77 453:Bell. Mithrid. 446: 402:Chisholm, Hugh 373: 364: 351: 344: 324: 297: 296: 294: 291: 290: 289: 282: 279: 262: 259: 249:, who married 183:' army in the 153:Lesser Armenia 121: 118: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 580: 569: 566: 564: 561: 559: 558:40s BC deaths 556: 554: 551: 550: 548: 539: 535: 533: 528: 525: 524: 515: 511: 508: 504: 501: 500: 488: 482: 473: 464: 461: 458: 454: 450: 447: 445: 441: 437: 433: 429: 425: 421: 418: 417: 413: 412: 407: 403: 398: 397:public domain 384: 382: 380: 378: 368: 361: 355: 347: 345:0-7867-1211-2 341: 337: 334: 328: 314:on 2015-03-17 313: 309: 302: 298: 288: 285: 284: 278: 276: 275:Julius Caesar 272: 268: 258: 256: 252: 248: 244: 240: 235: 233: 228: 226: 222: 217: 215: 211: 207: 203: 197: 195: 190: 189:Julius Caesar 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 150: 146: 142: 138: 134: 129: 127: 117: 115: 111: 107: 103: 99: 96: 92: 89: 85: 82: 78: 74: 69: 67: 63: 59: 55: 51: 47: 42: 105 BC 36: 32: 29: 25: 21: 16:Galatian king 537: 531: 513: 506: 486: 481: 472: 456: 452: 443: 439: 435: 431: 427: 423: 409: 367: 359: 354: 336: 333: 327: 316:. Retrieved 312:the original 301: 271:Roman legion 264: 236: 229: 218: 198: 155:and most of 130: 123: 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 90: 83: 77:deiuo-tauros 76: 70: 50:Tolistobogii 35:Philoromaios 34: 30: 19: 18: 538:attalus.org 505:John King, 463:Dio Cassius 221:Mark Antony 52:in western 33:, surnamed 547:Categories 497:References 426:, ii. 37; 424:Philippica 416:Endnotes: 318:2020-03-26 287:Adobogiona 251:Brogitarus 247:Adobogiona 241:, King of 58:Asia Minor 516:footnote. 455:75, 114; 406:Deïotarus 173:Pharnaces 165:Optimates 161:civil war 120:Biography 95:Old Welsh 81:Old Irish 31:Deiotaros 485:Cicero. 434:xiv. 1; 281:See also 243:Pergamon 104:, Welsh 46:Tetrarch 24:Galatian 436:De div. 432:Ad Att. 428:Ad fam. 399::  255:Amyntas 214:Cilicia 157:Galatia 141:Phrygia 66:Blucium 54:Galatia 48:of the 527:Cicero 449:Appian 420:Cicero 393:  342:  261:Legacy 210:Cicero 206:Trocmi 149:Pontus 145:Pompey 126:Romans 79:; cf. 62:Celtic 293:Notes 114:-ruo- 112:- to 88:Welsh 28:Greek 340:ISBN 269:, a 265:The 194:Zela 110:-uro 106:tarw 102:tarb 98:duiu 26:and 22:(in 536:at 489:13. 408:". 116:). 91:duw 84:dia 549:: 529:, 451:, 422:, 376:^ 196:. 93:, 86:, 68:. 56:, 39:c. 509:. 348:. 321:.

Index

Galatian
Greek
Tetrarch
Tolistobogii
Galatia
Asia Minor
Celtic
Blucium
Galatian Celtic
Old Irish
Welsh
Old Welsh
Romans
Third Mithridatic War
Mithridates VI of Pontus
Phrygia
Pompey
Pontus
Lesser Armenia
Galatia
civil war
Optimates
Battle of Pharsalus
Pharnaces
Galatian legions
Domitius Calvinus
Battle of Nicopolis
Julius Caesar
Zela
Mithridates of Pergamum

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