Empire of the Black Sea : the rise and fall of the Mithridatic world [electronic resource] / Duane W. Roller.
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TextLanguage: English Series: Oxford Scholarship OnlinePublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2020Description: 1 online resource (288 pages) ; maps, photographsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197500552 (eISBN)Subject(s): Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus, approximately 132 B.C.-63 B.C | Pontus -- Kings and rulers | Pontus -- History | Black Sea Region -- History | Rome -- History -- Mithridatic Wars, 88-63 B.CAdditional physical formats: Print version :: No titleLOC classification: DS156.P8 R65 2020Online resources: e-book Full-text access Summary: Existing from the early third century BC to 63 BC, the Mithridatic kingdom of Pontos was one of the most powerful entities in the Mediterranean world. Under a series of vigorous kings and queens, it expanded from a fortress in the mountainous territory of northern Asia Minor to rule almost all the Black Sea perimeter. This is the first study in English of this kingdom in its entirety, from its origins under King Mithridates I around 280 bc until its last and greatest king, the erudite and cultured Mithridates VI the Great, fell victim to the expanding ambitions of the Roman Republic in 63 bc. The Pontic rulers dominated the culture and politics of the Black Sea region for over two hundred years. This book is a thorough exploration of the internal dynamics of the kingdom as well as its relations with the rest of the Mediterranean world, especially the ever-expanding Roman Republic.
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Includes bibliographical references (249-258) and index (259-277).
Existing from the early third century BC to 63 BC, the Mithridatic kingdom of Pontos was one of the most powerful entities in the Mediterranean world. Under a series of vigorous kings and queens, it expanded from a fortress in the mountainous territory of northern Asia Minor to rule almost all the Black Sea perimeter. This is the first study in English of this kingdom in its entirety, from its origins under King Mithridates I around 280 bc until its last and greatest king, the erudite and cultured Mithridates VI the Great, fell victim to the expanding ambitions of the Roman Republic in 63 bc. The Pontic rulers dominated the culture and politics of the Black Sea region for over two hundred years. This book is a thorough exploration of the internal dynamics of the kingdom as well as its relations with the rest of the Mediterranean world, especially the ever-expanding Roman Republic.
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