Editing Cotys I (Odrysian) (section)

==Legacy==
Cotys I was the last ruler of a relatively unified Thrace for centuries. On his death, his son and heir [[Cersobleptes]] found himself opposed by [[Amadocus II]] (son of [[Amadocus I]] and possibly already a rival to Cotys in the early 370s BC) and [[Berisades]] (son or descendant of Saratocus?), as well as Miltokythes and a certain Spokes. While Cersobleptes managed to eliminate some of these foes with the continued support of Charidemus (who captured and executed Miltokythes in 357 BC), he had to accept a partition of the kingdom with Amadocus II and Berisades.<ref>Delev 1997: 8–10.</ref> The division of Odrysian Thrace was exploited by Philip II of Macedon to impose his control over the area.

Cotys I had several children, including a daughter who married [[Iphicrates]] probably before 387 BC, another daughter who married [[Charidemus]] probably after 365 BC,<ref>Tacheva 2006: 158, n. 51, considers her a granddaughter rather than daughter of Cotys, but nothing prevents a significant difference in age between probable half-sisters who married Iphicrates and Charidemus.</ref> a son named [[Cersobleptes]] who succeeded his father on the throne in 360 BC, and possibly a second son named Seuthes, who may have served as Cersobleptes' deputy (''hyparkhos'') and may have become king as [[Seuthes III]] (these identifications are hypothetical and debated).<ref>Manov 2019: 104; Tacheva 2006: 187 identifies Seuthes III with the former deputy Seuthes but not as a son of Cotys I; Topalov 2001: 273–238 denies any relation to the deputy Seuthes and places Seuthes III in a rival branch of the dynasty as heir of Amadocus I, Amadocus II, and Teres III; Beloch 1923: 90–91 considers the deputy Seuthes a non-reigning son of Cotys, and this Seuthes as the father of Cotys and Reboulas from the Athenian decree from 330 BC.</ref>