Person

Pharnaces II of Pontus

c. 97–47 BCE · 1st century BCE · Also known as Pharnaces II

Pharnaces II was a son of Mithridates VI of Pontus. In 63 BCE he led the revolt that drove his father to suicide and was rewarded by Pompey with the Bosporan Kingdom. During the Roman civil war he tried to reconquer Pontus, but Julius Caesar defeated him at Zela in 47 BCE, the victory reported as 'veni, vidi, vici', and he was killed soon after fighting his rebel governor Asander.

Pharnaces II of Pontus
Image: Pharnace II (roi du Pont). Autorité émettrice de monnaie · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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