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The Mithridates Wars

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The Mithridates Wars
14.99 €
Along with Pyrrhus and Hannibal, the Pontic king Mithridates VI Eupator has been called one of the three most formidable and determined opponents of Rome. A man who jeopardized the very existence of the Roman state. He was called the greatest ruler of the Pontic kingdom. His rule Mithridates Eupator began with the creation of a strong Pontic army, soon the warlike king of Pontus by force of arms subjugated the neighboring Colchis, Armenia Minor, Chersonesos Taurica. According to ancient sources, the military fleet of Mithridates, built by local shipbuilders, numbered up to 400 warships. He asserted his influence on the eastern borders of Rome by cunning diplomacy and force of arms. Mithridates fought three hard-fought wars with Rome. In 63 BC Mithridates troops revolted, declared his son Pharnaces king and besieged Panticapaeisuu fortress, where the king took refuge. Mithridates, seeing the complete collapse of all his hopes, asked one of his closest men to pierce him with a sword.
About one of the most extraordinary and mysterious rulers of the ancient world and his military campaigns tells the next book in the series.
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