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Mithridates VI of Pontus

135–63 BCE · 1st century BCE · Also known as Mithridates the Great, Mithridates VI Eupator

Mithridates VI Eupator was king of Pontus from about 120 BCE and Rome's most persistent enemy in the east. He built an empire around the Black Sea, taking the Bosporan Kingdom and Lesser Armenia, and in 88 BCE ordered the massacre of Romans in Asia. He fought three wars against Sulla, Lucullus and Pompey, and died in 63 BCE after his final defeat.

Mentioned in 9 profiles

ChiosDecline, SummaryAthensDeclineKnossosDeclineByzantiumDeclineBosporan KingdomGovernance, Decline, SummaryRhodesMilitarySarmatiansMilitaryKingdom of IberiaMilitary, SummaryKingdom of PontusMilitary, Summary

Mentioned in 20 state histories

ChiosMytileneAthensKingdom of ColchisTrapezusOrchomenus (Boeotia)ChalcedonCyzicusSinopeAmisosHeraclea PonticaBosporan Kingdomand 8 more

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