Sentence:  In the courſe of the firſt <WSD>Mithridatic</WSD> war, which laſted ſcarcely five years, the provinces of Achaia and of Aſia ſuffered deeper wounds than had been inflicted on them during the long and obſtinate ſtruggles among Alexander's ſucceſſors. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Of or pertaining to the dynasty begun by (Mithridates I of Pontus) or any of its kings named Mithridates, especially (Mithridates VI of Pontus), also known as Mithridates the Great.