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Pompey the Great: The Partner and Rival of Julius Caesar

Roman Empire Times 15 Oct 2024
Pompey’s rise began with his support of Sulla during the civil wars ... This victory not only restored safe sea routes but also cemented Pompey’s position as Rome’s foremost military leader.Mithridatic Wars (66-63 BC).
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Aphrodisias: Decoding the Secrets of a Roman Free City

Ancient Origins 02 Oct 2024
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Nestled in southwestern Türkiye’s Meander River valley, Aphrodisias stands as one of the region’s most impressive archaeological sites ... Aphrodite ... In 88 BC, the city sided with Rome during the Mithridatic Wars.
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The Unknown Lucullus: Far more than just Lucullan Meals

Roman Empire Times 23 Sep 2024
he inherited a decent estate from his father, gained more during the First Mithridatic War, and later amassed significant booty from his own campaigns.
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The Ancient Oracle of Delphi, Greece

Greek Reporter 23 Aug 2024
The inscription on the stylobate indicates that it was built by the Athenians after their naval victory over the Persians in 478 BC, to house their war trophies ... The site was sacked by Lucius Cornelius Sulla in 86 BC during the Mithridatic Wars.
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Mad Honey Warfare: How King Mithridates Poisoned Pompey’s Legions

Roman Empire Times 19 Jul 2024
He is best known for his resistance against the Roman Republic during the Mithridatic Wars ... Mithridatic Wars. Defeated by Pompey in the Third Mithridatic War, he ultimately committed suicide in 63 BC.
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Gallant Gauls: A Journey Through Ancient Europe

Ancient Origins 08 May 2024
The Balkan Wars ... In 335 BC the Macedonians were at war with the Thracians and were pretty distracted ... () Galatian War ... Their fortunes fluctuated under Pontic dominance until they supported Rome in the Mithridatic Wars, leading to their eventual freedom.
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Mithridates: The Greco-Persian King Immune to Poison

Greek Reporter 11 Apr 2024
These came to be known as the Mithridatic Wars and took place between 89 and 63 BC ... The Mithridatic Wars ... These attacks were known as the Second Mithridatic War ... Mithridatic War that lasted until 65 BC.
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The Stunning Ancient Greek Treasures of the Pontus Kingdom

Greek Reporter 12 Mar 2024
The pure gold king’s crown. Credit. Samsun Museum ... Among the antiquities is the Amisos Treasure ... He also resisted Roman expansion into Anatolia, leading to a series of conflicts known as the Mithridatic Wars between Pontus and the Roman Republic.
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Parthian Battery: The Mystery of the 2,000-Year-Old Energy Source

Greek Reporter 07 Mar 2024
Credit. Midjourney for GreekReporter ... baghdad battery pic.twitter.com/LAg34XOCzX ... Baghdad Battery ... Ancient Parthia ... He fought the Mithridatic Wars against the Romans until he was defeated by Pompey the Great after he was betrayed by his son Pharnaces ... ....
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Strabo's Geographica: A Grand Tour of the Ancient World

Ancient Origins 01 Feb 2024
While several other family members had also served under the Great King, at some point towards the end of the Mithridatic Wars (conflicts between Rome and the Kingdom of Pontus) Strabo’s’ grandfather had switched sides and joined the Romans.
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New discoveries at Gonio Roman Fortress

Heritage Daily 03 Nov 2023
The earliest mention of Gonio dates from the 1st century AD in the Natural History by Pliny the Elder, and in Appian’s Mithridatic Wars from the 2nd century AD ... in contrast to Mars, the god of war.
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Mithridatism: Can You Really Become Immune To Poison By Taking Microdoses?

IFL Science 29 Jun 2023
Thrice was his kingdom assailed by the mighty Roman Empire, and it was during these skirmishes – known as the Mithridatic Wars – that Mithridates demonstrated his flare for biological warfare.
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The Cycle of Rebellions

Armstrong Economics 24 May 2023
While Rome may have lasted for a thousand years, there were civil wars and uprisings like the Spartacus Rebellion. Can you elaborate on the cycle of civil wars in Rome? Is this our fate? ... Yet, Sulla was ultimately given the Mithridatic command.
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"Mad Honey" Once Poisoned An Entire Roman Military Column, With Deadly Consequences

IFL Science 04 May 2023
The episode occurred during the Third Mithridatic War, which saw Rome expand its empire across Anatolia between 73 and 63 BCE ... sub-lethal doses – a practice which to this day is known as mithridatism.
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Alexander's Legacy: The Hellenistic Period and the Dawn of a New Era

Ancient Origins 09 Apr 2023
Wars of the Diadochi ... The Greeks did not go down willingly and through the course of several wars, including the First Punic War, the Second Punic War, the Third Macedonian War and the Mithridatic Wars, they resisted Roman rule.

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