# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/palacus
# Generated: 2026-08-12T17:28:38.286Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/palacus"
name: "Palacus"
slug: "palacus"
description: "Palacus or Palakus was the king of Tavria Scythia who succeeded his father, Skilurus. Resuming the latter's war against Mithridates VI, he attempted to besiege Chersonesos but was defeated by Pontic forces under Diophantus. Enlisting the assistance of the Rhoxolani under Tasius, Palacus launched an invasion of the Crimea. The invaders were defeated by Diophantus and accepted Mithridates as their overlord. Palacus was the last Scythian king whose name is attested in classical sources."
tagline: "King of Crimean Scythia"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Plate_of_Palacus.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Historical Figures"
  slug: "historical-figures"
profileType:
  name: "Historical Figure"
  slug: "historical-figure"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645"
livingStatus: "UNKNOWN"
scores:
  popularity:           41.82
  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.410656
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palak"
    title: "Palak"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "بالاكوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%82"
    title: "Παλακός"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palacus"
    title: "Palacus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palacus"
    title: "Palacus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaco"
    title: "Palaco"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BA"
    title: "Палак"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palakos"
    title: "Palakos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BA"
    title: "Палак"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palak"
    title: "Palak"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BA_(%D1%86%D0%B0%D1%80_%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96%D1%84%D1%96%D0%B2)"
    title: "Палак (цар скіфів)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2665090"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump