TO THE CIMMERIAN BOSPORUS. 
A sixth was upon a pedestal, destined to 
receive a statue of Sauromates I. 
ATAOHI TYXHI 
TONAnOnPOrONflNBAXIA . Y 
NTIBEPIONIOYAIONZAYPOMA 
♦lAOKAIZAPAKAWIAOPilMAIONEYZ 
BHIO ANEZTPATOZXEIAIAPXOZ 
TONI . . X , . . KAIAEZIIOTHN ANEZTH 
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Sauromates, commemorated in the above in- 
scription, was the first of the name, and suc- 
cessor to Polemo I. In honour of Tiberius, he 
adopted the prcenomina of Tiberius Julius ; as 
many medals, and two marbles discovered by 
Koehler, testify. Rhescuporis I. mentioned in 
a former inscription’, was also coeval with 
that Emperor, and assumed the same prce- 
nomina. Koehler thinks that this Sauromates 
was founder of a fourth dynasty in the Bos- 
porian empire. Anestratus, in this marble, gives 
to his king the title of Ceesar : hence we may 
form some idea of the pomp of the Bosporian 
Court; for besides the title of King of Kings, 
and the prcenomina of a Roman Emperor, the 
sovereign assumed the title of Ceesar. 
(2) See p. 90, of this volume- 
