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	Ataman Hotel - Mithradates VI Eupator
		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.
		Mithradates was a man of great stature and physical strength, a brave fighter, and a keen hunter.
	www.atamanhotel.com /mithradates.html (1065 words)

	Biographies: Mithradates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Mithradates the Great was the sixth, and last, Pontic ruler by that name.
		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 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)

	(47) Pontos, Mithradates VI the Great Eupator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		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)

	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.
		Mithradates VI, Eupator (the ‘Great’), B.C. King of Pontus and Bosporus.
	www.snible.org /coins/hn/pontus.html (1940 words)

	GREEK - Online Information article about GREEK
		From 471 to 421 B.C., while Elis was allied with the Spartans, such types continue; the eagle and Victory (sometimes seated) are both treated with great force and beauty, and the subject of seated Zeus is remarkable for its dignity.
		That this project took actual shape is proved by the issue at all the chief mints of the island of tetradrachms with the well-known types of Athens, to be distinguished from the Atticizing types of other cities at this time.
		fell one by one under Roman rule, the autonomy of the great cities was generally reduced to a shadow.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /GRA_GUI/GREEK.html (6381 words)

	Pontus - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Under the last king, Mithradates Eupator, commonly called the Great, the realm of Pontus included not only Pontic Cappadocia but alsd the seaboard from the Bithynian frontier to Colchis, part of inland Paphlagonia, and Lesser Armenia (see under MrTHRADATES).
		Geographically it is a table-land, forming the north-east corner of the great plateau of Asia Minor, edged on the north by a lofty mountain rim, along the foot of which runs a fringe of coast-land.
		Part of it was handed over by Pompey to client princes: the coast-land east of the Halys (except the territory of Amisus) and the hill-tribes of Paryadres were given, with Lesser Armenia, to the Galatian chief Deiotarus, with the title of king; Comana was left under the rule of its high-priest.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Pontus (997 words)

	THE EMPIRE OF ARSACID DYNASTY - (The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies - CAIS)©
		Mithradates I annexed provinces of Media, Elymais, Persia, Characene, Babylonia and Assyria in the west and Gedrosia and Herat and Sakestan (Sistan) in the east, and Selucia on the Tigris, was the largest city in this part of Asia at that time back from Selucids.
		The parts played by Mithradates I and Mithradates II in the Iranian Empire may be likened respectively to those of Cyrus the Great and Darius the Great.
		Mithradates II the Great made Iran back into a world power, and its relations with Rome in the west and China in the east show the importance of the position it occupied in the political and economic life of the contemporary world.
	www.cais-soas.com /CAIS/History/ashkanian/parthian.htm (2618 words)

	Parthians, A History Of
		In 95 BC the Armenian Tigranes II, a hostage at the court of Mithradates, was placed on the throne of Armenia by his Parthian overlord, and the small kingdoms of northern Mesopotamia--Adiabene, Gordyene, and Osroene--gave allegiance to Mithradates.
		Mithradates II died about 87 BC, although he may have died earlier, since the period after 90 BC is dark and a usurper named Gotarzes may have ruled for a few years in Mesopotamia.
		The next great war was the invasion of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus to punish the Parthians, who had supported his rival Pescennius Niger and had annexed some territory in Mesopotamia in return for their support.
	history-world.org /parthians.htm (3949 words)

	Mithridates the Great (? - 63 B.C.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		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)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Mithradates
		known as Mithradates the Great (Latin; Born of a Noble Father) (died 63, Panticapaeum) King of Pontus (120–63) and enemy of Rome.
		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.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Mithradates (692 words)

	Iran Alexander the Great (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Envisioning a new world empire based on a fusion of Greek and Iranian culture and ideals, Alexander the Great of Macedon accelerated the disintegration of the Achaemenid Empire.
		During the second century, the Parthians were able to extend their rule to Bactria, Babylonia, Susiana, and Media, and, under Mithradates II (123-87 B.C.), Parthian conquests stretched from India to Armenia.
		After the victories of Mithradates II, the Parthians began to claim descent from both the Greeks and the Achaemenids.
	www.country-studies.com /iran/alexander-the-great.html (386 words)

	Mithradates VI and Rome
		Mithradates VI Mithradates VI Eupator, king of Pontus, was by ancestry a Persian noble.
		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).
		In brief, what Mithradates wanted was to be able to grow his kingdom, in the same way that modern corporations like to grow their profits.
	www.uvm.edu /~bsaylor/rome/mithridates.html (1062 words)

	Perspectives in Numismatics - Eight Hundred Years of Roman Coinage
		The great victory over Carthage in the Second Punic War, at the close of the 3rd century B.C., was one of the major turning points in Roman history.
		The disintegration of the West commenced early in the 5th century, with a Vandalic onslaught on Gaul in 406, and a Visigothic invasion of Italy, culminating in the capture and sack, by Alaric, of Rome itself in 410.
		Thereafter, until the end of the 4th century, the siliqua was coined in great quantity, especially at mints in the western provinces.
	www.chicagocoinclub.org /projects/PiN/rc.html (7272 words)

	A General History of the Near East, Chapter 6
		The son of Pharnaces, Mithradates V (150-120), was the most powerful monarch in Asia Minor; he was followed by Mithradates VI Eupator Dionysus the Great (120-63), who enlarged the state with breathtaking success, coming very close to realizing the dream of Pharnaces.
		Mithradates I (171-138) was such an outstanding ruler that we now regard him as the true founder of the Parthian Empire.
		Mithradates was only twelve years old when he inherited the Pontic throne in 120 B.C. After he grew up, however, he was a brilliant organizer, always picking the right man to do any job.
	xenohistorian.faithweb.com /neareast/ne06.html (11566 words)

	KING TIGRAN II THE GREAT
		He was given as a hostage to the Parthian king Mithradates II, but later he purchased his freedom by ceding 70 valleys bordering on Media, in northwestern Iran.
		Tigranes then began war with the Parthians, whose empire (southeast of the Caspian Sea) was temporarily weakened after the death of Mithradates II (about 87) by internal dissensions and invasions of the Scythians.
		In 72 the Romans forced Mithradates of Pontus to flee to Armenia, and, in 69, Roman armies under Lucullus invaded Armenia.
	www.armenians.com /famous/Tigran (440 words)

	Ephesus
		Great Ephesians up to this time had been Callinus, the earliest Greek elegist (mid-7th century BC), the satirist Hipponax, and the famous philosopher Heracleitus, one of the Basilids.
		A general council of the church, held at Ephesus in 431 in the great double church of St. Mary, condemned Nestorius and justified the cult of the Virgin as Theotokos (Mother of God).
		The Temple of Croesus (the fourth phase) was remarkable for its great size (it was more than 300 feet long and 150 feet wide), for the carved figures around the lower drums of its columns (columnae caelatae), and for the smaller but elaborate figured friezes along its roof gutter (sima).
	www.realtime.net /~wdoud/topics/ephesus.html (1831 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)

	Ariobarzanes - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		(i) The son of Mithradates I., who revolted against Artaxerxes in 362 B.C. and may be regarded as the founder of the kingdom of Pontus.
		Of the Cappadocian rulers the best-known one ("PhiloRomaeus" on the coins) reigned nominally from 93 to 63 B.C., but was three times expelled by Mithradates the Great and as often reinstated by Roman generals.
		The Persian satrap of this name unsuccessfully opposed Alexander the Great on his way to Persepolis (331 B.C.).
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Ariobarzanes (248 words)

	Imperial Rome
		Mithradates the Great establishes an Empire in the Orient.--While the Social War was still in progress in Italy a formidable enemy of Rome appeared in the East.
		What lends to it such great historical importance is the fact that in his reforms and policies Cæsar drew the broad lines which his successors followed, and indicated the principles on which the government of the future must be based.
		Antony was completely fascinated, as had been the great Cæsar before him, by the dazzling beauty of the "Serpent of the Nile." Enslaved by her enchantments and charmed by her brilliant wit, in the pleasure of her company he forgot all else,--ambition and honor and country.
	www.shsu.edu /~his_ncp/Rome2.html (16688 words)

	Seleucid Empire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Ruled by a son of Mithradates the Great of Pontus, Cappadocia is nevertheless at frequent war with the Galatians and Pontus, Cappadocia only keeps a medium army of about 12,000 in the field.
		Mithradates of Pontus invaded the small kingdom and married Medea to his eldest son Mithradates Chrestus, who was installed as titular King of Colchis, in effect viceroy of Colchis.
		When King Mithradates in 83 BC was forced to sue for peace with the Romans, the natives of Colchis rebelled.
	www.donaldhs.vic.edu.au /home/spotter/Seleucid_Empire.html (1651 words)

	International Nemrud Foundation - History - 2. King Mithridates I Kallinikos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		In his younger years, King Mithradates was one of the participants, which made him popular amongst the Kommagenians.
		Mithradates was in need of help, for Kommagene was surrounded by powers which outnumbered Kommagene many times.
		By these steles, Mithradates made everyone aware that through him alone, all of his subjects were under the protection of the gods.
	www.nemrud.nl /en/hist_tekst2.html (575 words)

	Freemasonry, Pirates, the Jolly Roger, and Mithraism
		There were exciting ceremonies for the multitudes; much mysticism for the devout; a great machinery of salvation for the timid; a program of militant activity for men of valour; and a lofty ethic for the superior classes.
		Mithradates VI of Pontus may have been a worshipper of the god, and his allies, the Cilician pirates, are known to have performed Mithraic ceremonies (67 BC).
		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
	www.freemasonrywatch.org /pirates.html (8601 words)

	Alexander The Great Ancient Greek Coin Jewelry
		Alexander The Great was king of Macedonia from 336 BC to his death in 323 BC.
		Mithradates VI dominated Asia Minor affairs and aggressively defended Pontus from Roman advancement.
		He likened himself to Alexander the Great, even to the point of including the image of Alexander on his Gold stator coinage, such as the one described, struck during the first Mithradatic War in 88–86 BC.
	www.newworldtreasures.com /alexander.htm (892 words)

	Asia Times
		Mithradates the Great (meaning "gift of the Aryan god Mithra"), a common name among Anatolian rulers, had contested Imperial Rome's hegemony in Asia Minor.
		Mithradates escaped to Crimea When he wanted to attack Rome via the Danube, there was a general revolt against him, including by his son.
		So this 10-year great Trojan war drama was but a storm in a teacup compared to the great sweep of Hittite history.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Middle_East/ED03Ak01.html (3300 words)

	Mithradates VI. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		B.C., king of Pontus, sometimes called Mithradates the Great.
		Mithradates conquered the whole of Asia Minor (except for a few cities) in 88
		B.C.) began when Mithradates resolved to prevent Rome from annexing Bithynia, which had been left to Rome by a royal will.
	www.bartleby.com /65/mi/Mithrada.html (272 words)

	Cimmerian Bosporus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Mithradates entrusted the Bosporus Cimmerius to his son Machares, who, however, deserted to the Romans.
		After the death of Mithradates (63 BC), this Pharnaces (63-47) made his submission to Pompey, but tried to regain his dominion during the civil war.
		Their kingdom covered the eastern half of Crimea and the Taman peninsula, and extended along the east coast of the Sea of Azov to Tanais at the mouth of the Don, a Great mart for trade with the interior.
	cimmerian-bosporus.iqnaut.net (1148 words)

	Mithridates I of Parthia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		195 BC – 138 BC) was the "Great King" of Parthia from about 171 BC to 138 BC, succeeding his brother Phraates I of Parthia (176–171 BC).
		This control of trade was to be the foundation of Parthian wealth and power, and was jealously guarded by the Arsacids, who always attempted to maintain direct control over the lands through which the major trade routes passed.
		Mithradates I resumed the striking of coins, which had been suspended ever since Arsaces II of Parthia (211–191 BC) had been forced to submit to the Seleucid Antiochus III (223–187 BC) in 206 BC.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mithridates_I_of_Parthia (330 words)

	History of Iran: Parthian Empire
		King Mithradates I the Great (171-138 BCE) first attacked the eastern kingdom of Bactria.
		In July 141 BCE Mithradates captured the Seleucid capital Seleucia, and in October he reached Uruk in the south of Babylonia.
		When he was defeated, these soldiers, who had shown great military prowess and discipline, accompanied the Chinese general to the east.
	www.iranchamber.com /history/parthians/parthians.php (1968 words)

	Paphlagonians (950-65 BC) - DBA 2.0 Variant Army List
		Paphlagonians fought as subjects and allies of the Persians in several campaigns (during his transit of the region, Xenephon noted that the Paphlagonians were governed by a prince of their own), including a large contingent that fought with Xerxes.
		When Agesilaus, the Lame King of Sparta, landed an army in Asia Minor in 396 BC and outfoxed the Persian satrap Tisaphernes in a series of campaigns, Paphlagonia joined a number of states in the region who lent aid and troops to Agesilaus until he was recalled by the Spartan ephors in 394 BC.
		With Rome embroiled in its Social War, Mithradates VI (The Great) occupied Asia Minor (including Paphlagonia) in 89 BC, overruning the Roman colonies in Asia (massacring 80,000 Romans in the process) and sending an army of liberation into southern Greece.
	www.fanaticus.org /DBA/armies/Variants/paphlagonians.html (1744 words)

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