Amadocus I

Amadocus I

Amadocus I (Ancient Greek: Ἀμάδοκος, Amadokos, also Amatokos, perhaps more accurately Μήτοκος/Μήδοκος, Mētokos/Mēdokos, of which the Latin form would be Medocus) was a Thracian king of the Odrysae in the late 5th to early 4th century BC (attested from before 405 BC to after 390/389 BC). On the basis of circumstantial evidence, Medocus/Amadocus I has been identified as the son of Sitalces and a representative of the so-called "junior" branch of the Odrysian dynasty. Isocrates refers to him as "Amadokos the Elder," while a fragment of Theopompus specifies that there were two kings named Amadocus, father and son, of whom the son was a contemporary of Philip II of Macedon. Amadocus I is thus the father of Amadocus II. Most modern historians consider Medocus and Amadocus I the same individual. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Amadocus I is the 13,000th most popular politician (up from 13,242nd in 2024). (up from 3,454th in 2019)