Pharnaces I (Greek: Φαρνάκης; lived 2nd century BC) was the fifth king of Pontus. Of Persian and Greek ancestry, he was the son of King Mithridates III...
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near Cabira (Strabo 12.3.31). The temple was probably established by Pharnakes I in the 2nd century BC, apparently in an attempt to counterbalance the...
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dynasty, was a hereditary dynasty of Persian origin, founded by Mithridates I Ktistes (Mithridates III of Cius) in 281 BC. The origins of the dynasty were...
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discontinued for a time, as the cities lost their autonomy under reign of Pharnakes I. Mithridates VI restored privilege of cities to have their own coinage...
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Mithridates II of Cius (category Governors of Antigonus I Monophthalmus)
Chersonesos and Pharnakes and its implications. Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Mithridates I", Boston, (1867)...
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Great of the Achaemenid dynasty. The kingdom was proclaimed by Mithridates I in 281 BC and lasted until its conquest by the Roman Republic in 63 BC. The...
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Antiquities: Pharnaces II, 1870 Coşkun, Altay (2019). "The Course of Pharnakes II's Pontic and Bosporan Campaigns in 48/47 B.C.". Phoenix. 73 (1/2):...
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treasure containing 3,600 Greek coins (bearing the names of Lysimachus, Pharnakes and Asander) weighing 30 kg (66 lb) was looted in August 1998 from the...
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