Boccus

Family: Medes · Role: king of the Medes · First appears: Book X 1–2

Life events

• The eastern kings arrived with their forces to assist in conquering Britain.(Book X 1–2)
  • With: Epistrophius Mustensar Alifantinam Hirtacius Sertorius Teucer, king of Phrygia Serses Pandrasus Micipsa Polytetes Teucer, duke of Phrygia Evander AEthion Hippolytus
  • “In obedience to which there came in a very short time, Epistrophius, king of the Grecians; Mustensar, king of the Africans; Alifantinam, king of Spain; Hirtacius, king of the Parthians; Boccus, of the Medes; Sertorius, of Libya; Teucer, king of Phrygia; Serses, king of the Itureans; Pandrasus, king of Egypt; Micipsa, king of Babylon; Polytetes, duke of Bithynia; Teucer, duke of Phrygia; Evander, of Syria; AEthion, of Boeotia; Hippolytus, of Crete, with the generals and nobility under them.”
• Hirelgas kills Boccus and brings his body to Bedver's corpse.(Book X 8–9)
  • With: Hirelgas
  • “At length he reached the place, killed the king, brought off his body to his companions, and laid it by that of his uncle”
• Roman commanders lead four companies in the army's front.(Book X 8–9)
  • With: Lucius Catellus Alifantinam Hirtacius Marius Lepidus Caius Metellus Sertorius Quintus Milvius
  • “These four companies were placed in the front of the army.”

Book X 1–2

• with Lucius Tiberius (Lucius Tiberius summoned Boccus to assist in the conquest of Britain.) “Lucius Tiberius, on receiving this answer, by order of the senate published a decree, for the eastern kings to come with their forces, and assist in the conquest of Britain.”

Book X 8–9

• with Caius Metellus (They jointly headed one company.) “a third by Boccus, king of the Medes, and Caius Metellus, a senator;”
• enemies with Bedver (Boccus killed Bedver in battle.) “For, as Bedver met Boccus, king of the Medes, he fell dead by a stab of his lance amidst the enemies' troops.”
• enemies with Hirelgas (Hirelgas killed Boccus, the king of the Medes.) “Therefore Hirelgas, the nephew of Bedver, being extremely enraged at his death, called up to him three hundred men, and like a wild boar amongst a pack of dogs, broke through the enemies' ranks with his horse, making towards the place where he had seen the standard of the king of the Medes; little regarding what might befall him, if he could but revenge the loss of his uncle. At length he reached the place, killed the king, brought off his body to his companions, and laid it by that of his uncle, where he mangled it in the same manner.”
• with Bedver (Boccus kills Bedver in battle.) “For, as Bedver met Boccus, king of the Medes, he fell dead by a stab of his lance amidst the enemies' troops.”
• with Hirelgas (Hirelgas kills Boccus in revenge for Bedver.) “At length he reached the place, killed the king, brought off his body to his companions, and laid it by that of his uncle, where he mangled it in the same manner.”

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Extracted from the original text of The History of the Kings of Britain. Made with Rho MD.