Banadaspus

Banadaspus
King
Reign	Unknown – 174 AD
Predecessor	Unknown
Successor	Zanticus

Banadaspus was king of the Iazyges from an unknown date until 174 AD. He was overthrown by his people after attempting to make a peace deal with the Roman Empire. Zanticus succeeded him as king of the Iazyges.^[1][2][3]

Etymology

The name is recorded in Greek as Βαναδασπος (Banadaspos) by Dio Cassius. It is reconstructed as *Wanadasp, deriving from the Sarmatian language, and means “possessing winning/conquering horses.” ^[4]

References

Citations

1. Mócsy 2014, p. 190.
2. Lynam 1850, p. 513.
3. Garzetti 2014, p. 498.
4. Palunčić, Filip (2019). "Ossetic historical phonology and North-Eastern Iranian anthroponomastics from the North Pontic region (1st–5th c. CE)". In Lurje, Pavel B. (ed.). Proceedings of the Eighth European Conference of Iranian Studies, Vol. 1: Studies on Pre-Islamic Iran and on Historical Linguistics. St Petersburg: State Hermitage Publishers. pp. 311–329. Retrieved 19 December 2025.

Books

• Mócsy, András (Apr 8, 2014). Pannonia and Upper Moesia (Routledge Revivals): A History of the Middle Danube Provinces of the Roman Empire. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-75425-1.
• Lynam, Robert (1850). The History of the Roman Emperors: From Augustus to the Death of Marcus Antoninus (2nd ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. ISBN 9781276504232.
• Garzetti, Albino (2014). From Tiberius to the Antonines (Routledge Revivals): A History of the Roman Empire AD 14-192. Routledge. ISBN 9781317698449.