Asander, named Philocaesar Philoromaios (Greek: Άσανδρoς Φιλοκαισαρ Φιλορώμαίος,[a] 110[citation needed] – 17 BC) was a Roman client king of the Bosporan Kingdom.

In 47 BC, Pharnaces II put Asander in charge of the Bosporan Kingdom while he went with an army to invade the eastern parts of Anatolia.

Asander hoped that by betraying his father-in-law he would win favour with the Romans and they could help him become the Bosporan King [citation needed].

From Sinope Pharnaces sailed to the Cimmerian Bosporus (without his horses), intending to recover his kingdom from Asander.

Julius Caesar gave a tetrarchy in Galatia and the title of king to Mithridates of Pergamon.

Lucian wrote that Asander "at about ninety years proved himself a match for anyone in fighting from horseback or on foot; but when he saw his subjects going over to Scribonius on the eve of battle, he starved himself to death at the age of ninety-three.

"[6] Cassius Dio wrote that a certain Scribonius claimed to be a grandson of Mithridates VI and that he had received the Bosporan Kingdom from Augustus after the death of Asander.