page_title: Mithridates VI of Pontus
hierarchical_section_title: Mithridates VI of Pontus
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of the king of Pontus Mithridates VI as Heracles. Marble, Roman imperial period (1st century). Français&#160;: Portrait du roi du Pont Mithridate VI sous les traits d'Héraclès. Marbre, époque romaine impériale (Ier siècle).
context_page_description: Mithridates or Mithradates VI, also known as Mithradates the Great and Eupator Dionysius, was king of Pontus and Armenia Minor in northern Anatolia from about 120–63 BC. Mithridates is remembered as one of the Roman Republic’s most formidable and successful enemies, who engaged three of the prominent generals from the late Roman Republic in the Mithridatic Wars: Sulla, Lucullus and Pompey. He has been called the greatest ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus.
context_section_description: Mithridates or Mithradates VI (/ˌmɪθrɪˈdeɪtiːz/ or /ˌmɪθrəˈdeɪtiːz/; Greek: Μιθραδάτης; 135–63 BC), also known as Mithradates the Great (Megas) and Eupator Dionysius, was king of Pontus and Armenia Minor in northern Anatolia from about 120–63 BC. Mithridates is remembered as one of the Roman Republic’s most formidable and successful enemies, who engaged three of the prominent generals from the late Roman Republic in the Mithridatic Wars: Sulla, Lucullus and Pompey. He has been called the greatest ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus.
caption: Bust of Mithridates in the Louvre
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