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	Mithradates VI - LoveToKnow 1911
		The cause of rupture was the attack on Pontic territory by Nicomedes at the instigation of the Romans.
		Mithradates defeated Cotta, the Roman consul, at Chalcedon; but Lucullus worsted him, and drove him in 72 to take refuge in Armenia with his son-in-law Tigranes.
		His courage, his bodily strength and size, his skill in the use of weapons, in riding, and in the chase, his speed of foot, his capacity for eating and drinking, his penetrating intellect and his mastery of 22 languages are celebrated to a degree which is almost incredible.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Mithradates_VI (655 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Mithradates
		He served under Marius in Africa and became consul in 88 BC, when Mithradates VI of Pontus was overrunning Roman territory in the east.
		By an alliance with his father-in-law, Mithradates VI of Pontus, he was able to extend his conquests across Asia Minor.
		There Mithradates VI defeated Triarius c.67 BC, and in 47 BC Julius Caesar defeated Pharnaces, king of Pontus, recording the victory in his famous dispatch Veni, vidi, vici [I came, I saw, I conquered].
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Mithradates (595 words)

	Ataman Hotel - Mithradates VI Eupator
		When Mithradates VI succeeded his father, Mithradates Euergetes, in 120 BC, he was then only a boy, and for a few years his mother ruled in his place.
		Mithradates began his long career of conquest by dispatching successful expeditions to the Crimea and to Colchis (on the eastern shore of the Black Sea).
		Mithradates then established himself in 64 at Panticapaeum (Kerch) on the Cimmerian Bosporus and was planning an invasion of Italy by way of the Danube when his own troops, led by his son Pharnaces II, revolted against him.
	www.atamanhotel.com /mithradates.html (1065 words)

	Mithradates VI. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Murena was repelled by Mithradates and was superseded by Aulus Gabinius, who made peace with the king of Pontus.
		Lucullus was sent against Mithradates, who was finally forced to flee to Armenia.
		Pompey soon drove Mithradates eastward, and the king fled to the Crimea, the last of his provinces.
	www.bartleby.com /65/mi/Mithrada.html (272 words)

	Mithradates VI - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		MITHRADATES VI [Mithradates VI] (Mithradates Eupator), c.131 BC-63 BC, king of Pontus, sometimes called Mithradates the Great.
		Mithradates conquered the whole of Asia Minor (except for a few cities) in 88 BC In 85 BC the Roman general Fimbria attacked him in Asia Minor, and he was defeated simultaneously with the destruction of his army in Greece.
		Mithradates returned to Pontus, and Lucullus was replaced (66 BC) by Pompey.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-mithrada.html (430 words)

	Biographies: Mithradates VI :: 0 A.D. :: Wildfire Games
		Mithradates was born in 132 B.C. to Mithradates V Euergetes and an unknown woman.
		Mithradates VI showed early in his reign what kind of king he would be through displays of physical strength and force of character, this would in turn gain him the fame needed to fuel his Alexandrian ambitions.
		In conclusion Mithradates VI Eupator Dionysius was undoubtedly Rome’s greatest enemy in Asia Minor; it is interesting to note that in the field of medicine the term for a cure all antidote is “Mithradate”.
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	Thace - Mithradates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Mithradates VI came to the thone of Thace at the age of 11 upon the death of his father Mithradates V in 120 BC.
		Mithradates VI returned to the capital (Sinope) and regained the country in a coup.
		Mithradates fled to prepare for another war, but his troops led by his son Pharnaces revolted and Mithradates VI committed suicide.
	www.ancientcash.info /page-3/thace-title-4.html (457 words)

	Informat.io on Mithridates Vi Of Pontus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Mithridates VI was the son of Mithridates V of Pontus (150 BC – 120 BC), called Euergetes.
		The second legend is that Mithridates VI sought to harden himself against poisoning by taking increasing sub-lethal doses of the poisons he knew of until he was able to tolerate lethal doses.
		When Mithridates VI was at last defeated by Pompey and in danger of capture by Rome, he is alleged to have attempted suicide by poison; this attempt failed, however, because of the immunity from the antidote.
	www.informat.io /?title=mithridates-vi-of-pontus (709 words)

	Lucius Licinius Lucullus
		Mithradates was forced to retire along the seacoast until he halted before the strong city of Cyzicus, which he besieged.
		Mithradates next appealed to the national spirit of the peoples of the East generally, and endeavored to rouse them to a united effort.
		Meantime Mithradates was again in Pontus, and in a disastrous engagement at Ziela the Roman camp was taken and the army slaughtered to a man. Lucullus was obliged to retreat into Asia Minor, leaving Tigranes and Mithradates masters of Pontus and Cappadocia.
	www.nndb.com /people/018/000097724 (1192 words)

	Mithradates VI and Rome
		Mithradates VI Mithradates VI Eupator, king of Pontus, was by ancestry a Persian noble.
		His successor, Mithradates V Euergetes, aided Rome in the third Punic war (149-146) and against the rebellion of Aristonicus in Pergamum (132-129).
		Mithradates VI Eupator Dionysus escaped from his mother's tutelage and went into hiding, returning after a number of years to take over Sinope (the capital).
	www.uvm.edu /~bsaylor/rome/mithridates.html (1062 words)

	Biographies: Mithradates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Mithradates the Great was the sixth, and last, Pontic ruler by that name.
		However, it cannot be denied that Mithradates was a ruler of astonishing energy and determination.
		Mithradates was also unlucky in coming to power at a time when the Hellenistic world was in the final stage of its collapse.
	intranet.grundel.nl /thinkquest/bio_mithridates.html (382 words)

	history of bosporos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		In VI - V BC Sindika was inhabited by the Greek colonizers.
		The king of Bosporos, Perisad V passed the power to the king of Pontos, Mithradates I Eupator in the conditions of the acute economical and social-political crisis.
		The interference of Mithradates VI Eupator saved Chersonessos from the Skyth's rout but the city was included in a mandatory power of Pontos of Mithradates.
	www.bank-notes.netfirms.com /Articles/Bosporos.htm (2332 words)

	1St Century B.C.: The People's Chronology
		Mithradates VI of Pontus invades Phrygia, beginning a third Mithradatic War, but the tetrarch Deitotarus of the Tolistobogii in western Galatia drives out the invaders (see 71 B.C.).
		The king of Pontus Mithradates VI is driven out of his own country by the Roman legions of L. Licinius Lucullus and takes refuge at the court of Armenia's Tigranes II.
		Mithradates VI of Pontus learns of a revolt by his son and commits suicide in the Crimea (see 66 B.C.).
	history.enotes.com /peoples-chronology/year-1st-century-b-c (11223 words)

	Mithridates the Great (? - 63 B.C.)
		Mithradates VI Eupator king of Pontus in northern Anatolia (120-63 BC).
		Mithradates the Great was the sixth—and last—Pontic ruler by that name.
		Mithradates' first move there was to partition Paphlagonia and Galatia between himself and Nicomedes III of Bithynia, but next he quarreled with Nicomedes over Cappadocia.
	www.thelatinlibrary.com /imperialism/notes/mithridates.html (1057 words)

	Ancient coins of Pontus
		Amasia, the birthplace of Mithradates the Great and of Strabo, was a strongly fortified town on the river Iris.
		Mithradates I, B.C. 302-266, founder of the Kingdom of Pontus.
		The Bosporan coinage of Mithradates VI Eupator, king of Pontus, is described under his name, supra, p.
	www.snible.org /coins/hn/pontus.html (1940 words)

	The Odessa Virtual Museum of Numismatic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Sindi, Sindika - is an ancient settlement of Sinds on the eastern coast of the Black Sea (the modern city Anapa), the center of the kingdom of Sindi.
		Nimfey - is an antique city in the eastern Crimea, on the coast of the Kerchensky channel (17 kms from the modern city Kerch).
		Phanagorria - is an antique city, founded in the second half of VI BC by the settlers from the Ionite city Theos.
	www.museum.com.ua /en/istor/sev-vost/sev-vost.htm (1811 words)

	Pontos, Kings, Mithradates VI - Ancient Greek Coins - WildWinds.com
		DeCallatay p011-D21-R2 Kingdom of Pontos, Mithradates VI AR Tetradrachm.
		DeCallatay p018-D26-R5 Kingdom of Pontos, Mithradates VI AR Tetradrachm.
		DeCallatay p021-D54-R2 Kingdom of Pontos, Mithradates VI AR Tetradrachm.
	www.wildwinds.com /coins/greece/pontos/kings/mithradates_VI/i.html (1608 words)

	(47) Pontos, Mithradates VI the Great Eupator
		Mithradates was a bitter enemy of Rome, with whom he fought three wars between 88 and 63 B.C. He saw himself as the protector of the Greeks, who initially welcomed his attempts to stave off the Romans, but in the end his rule was oppressive, and he met resistance even in his own territory.
		He committed suicide in 63 B.C. Since most of Mithradates' coins are dated, the origin of the types on this tetradrachm can be traced to 89/88 B.C., the year of his great invasion of Asia Minor.
		The star and crescent, perhaps a family device, represent the sun and moon and allude to the Persian worship of celestial bodies.
	www.lawrence.edu /dept/art/buerger/catalogue/047.html (362 words)

	Mithridates VI of Pontus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mithridates VI (in Greek Μιθριδάτης), 132–63 BC, called Eupator Dionysius, also known as Mithridates the Great, was king of Pontus in Anatolia from 120 to 63 BC and one of Rome's most formidable and successful enemies, meeting and engaging three of the most successful generals of the late Republic.
		Mithridates VI was the son of Mitridates V (150 BC–120 BC), called Euergetes(in Greek Ευεργέται) meaning 'benefactors'.
		Mithridates VI spent much of his early career as a fugitive.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mithridates_VI_of_Pontus (1317 words)

	Asia Minor Coins - Photo Gallery - Kings of Pontos/(BC 120-63) Mithradates VI - AV Stater (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Mithradates' career driven by megalomaniacal ambitions leading to murderous assaults upon family and followers and disastrous foreign adventures against superior forces.
		The wreath of ivy on the reverse reinforces Mithradates' link with the gods as well as making a connection with the cistaphoric coinage that formerly circulated in the Asian territory he conquered in his first war with Rome in 88 BC, which witnessed the horrific massacre of the Roman citizens of Asia Minor.
		The stag probably represents the civic center of Ephesos and the mintmark is of Pergamon, all part of the new Pontic kingdom, symbolized by the star and crescent.
	www.asiaminorcoins.com /gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-651 (227 words)

	Mithradates VI — FactMonster.com
		Mithradates returned to Pontus, and Lucullus was replaced (66 B.C.) by
		There Mithradates VI defeated Triarius c.67 B.C., and...
		Heraclea Pontica - Heraclea Pontica, ancient Greek city, a port on the southern shore of the Black Sea.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0833461.html (322 words)

	W1040895
		Greek forces of Mithradates "Eupator." At first glance most of these coins are in the name of
		Mithradates' own career was the stuff of legend.
		Mithradatic War swung back and forth until Mithradates was defeated by Pompey the Great.
	www.jkerncoins.com /ads/Kern021802.html (722 words)

	Colchis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mithradates VI quelled an uprising in the region in 83 BC and gave Colchis to his son Mithradates Chrestus, who was soon executed being suspected in having plotted against his father.
		On the defeat of Mithradates in 65 BC, Colchis was occupied by Pompey, who captured one of the local chiefs (sceptuchus) Olthaces, and installed Aristarchus as a dynast (65-47 BC).
		Mithradates Chrestus (fl 83 BC), under the authority of Pontus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colchis (1888 words)

	Mithradates VI Eupator: Britannica Concise Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		When it became necessary, he extorted money and supplies from his Greek territories in Asia Minor.
		Greece turned to Rome after 86 but suffered under the harsh demands of both until Mithradates was conclusively defeated by Pompey.
		He was one of the few leaders to successfully challenge Roman expansion in Asia.
	ref.enotes.com /britannica-encyclopedia/mithradates-vi-eupator (161 words)

	minterrornews.com
		Those from Istrus were previously thought to be issues of Mithradates VI of Pontus as the unusual portrait bore a resemblance to him.
		Within the hoard were coins o Asander from the 40’s BC some 20 years after Mithradates and no coins of Mithradates at all were found.
		This double struck Greek Gold Stater of Mithradates VI is over 2000 years old and is in choice Mint State condition.
	minterrornews.com /discoveries-5-10-05-ds_gold_staters.html (452 words)

	Pontus.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Mithradates I of that family called himself King of Pontus in 281 BCE.
		Pontus expanded when Pharnaces I annexed Sinope and Mithradates V gained Phrygia in a deal with the Romans.
		Pontus gained prominence under its ruler Mithradates VI the Great.
	www.worldcoincatalog.com /AC/C2/Greece/AG/HK/Pontus/Pontus.htm (119 words)

	Attribution Correlation Chart (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Mistakes are certainly possible in converting Sellwood 1971 to 1980 references, and my use of circular-logic to generate the chart; please use the feedback page to let me know of errors found.
		I:23:24 (Mithradates I) p27,47 (Mithradates I) Mithradates II
		I:28 (Mithradates I) p31,77 (Mithradates I) Mithradates II
	www.parthia.com /parthia_corr.htm (1176 words)

	MITHRADATES VI - Online Information article about MITHRADATES VI
		MITHRADATES VI - Online Information article about MITHRADATES VI English
		Pompey, who completely defeated both Mithradates and Tigranes.
		Ancient authorities have invested Mithradates with a See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /MIC_MOL/MITHRADATES_VI.html (783 words)

	Kern Feb. 14, 2000
		Mithradates crossed over from Asia Minor to Thrace and south to Greece proper,
		Mithradates continued rebuilding, and by 74 B.C. he had
		Istrus Mint, possible portrait of Ariarathes, son of Mithradates VI, as Alexander
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