He was present during his father's unsuccessful war against queen Tirgatao of the Ixomatae, where his brother Metrodoros died as a hostage and he became king with his brother Gorgippos when his father died during the 1st Siege of Theodosia.
He was present during his father's unsuccessful war against queen Tirgatao of the Ixomatae. His brother Metrodoros died as a hostage. He became king with his brother Gorgippos. His father died during the 1st Siege of Theodosia.