Leukon of Bosporus

Leukon I ( † 349 BC) was King of the Bosporan Kingdom on the Crimean peninsula. Leukon was the son of Satyrus I., that came from the dynasty of Spartokiden, the BC to 107 BC ruled the Bosporan kingdom by 438. As the successor to his father, he was 389 BC King.

He was able to significantly increase his kingdom. So he took the city Theodosia and areas of Toreteer, Dandarier and Psesser. His brother could Gorgippos addition to the field of Sinder join the Empire, so that Leukon finally as " Archon of Bosporus and Theodosia and king ( basileus ) of Zinder, Toreteer, Dandarier and Psesser " could refer to.

Great importance was Leukon through the export of wheat into the Greek mainland. Athens awarded him for his important contribution to the food supply of Attica even the Attic civil rights.