Anatolia
This category deals with an area that is more or less identical to modern Turkey, prior to, say, Alexander the Great.
There are 566 items in Anatolia:
Mitanni
Mitanni or Mittanni: ancient kingdom in modern Kurdistan, northern Iraq, and Syria, attested in the third quarter of the second milennium BCE. …Mithridates I of Pontus
Mithridates I Ktistes: first king of Pontus (r.281-266 BCE).The beginning of Mithridates' career is mentioned by Diodorus of Sicily, although it is a bit complex. At about this time Mithridates, who was subject to Antigonus but appeared to be shifting his allegiance…Mithridates II of Pontus
Mithridates II: king of Pontus (r.c.250-c.220 BCE). The royal tombs of Amasia Mithridates II was the son of king Ariobarzanes and the grandson…Mithridates III of Pontus
Mithridates III: king of Pontus (r.c.220-185 BCE). Mithridates III of Pontus Mithridates III was a son of Mithridates II, king of Pontus,…
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Mithridates IV Philopator Philadelphus
Mithridates IV Philopator Philadelphus: king of Pontus (r.c.160-c.150 BCE).Mithridates IV succeeded his brother Pharnaces I, who had conquered Sinope and lost Paphlagonia. Little is known about the reign of Mithridates, except for the fact that he was allied to the Romans…Mithridates V Euergetes
Mithridates V Euergetes: king of Pontus between 152/151 and 120. Mithridates V Euergetes Mithridates V Euergetes, a son of Pharnaces I, was…Mithridates VI Eupator
Mithridates VI Eupator (132-63): king of Pontus (r.120-63), enemy of Rome in first century BCE.Early reign Mithridates VI Eupator Mithridates VI was…
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Coin of Mithridates VI Eupator of Pontus. |
Mithridatic Dynasty
Mithridatic Dynasty: the royal house of Pontus. Satraps Mithridates Inote[Xenophon, Anabasis 7.8.25.] 401 - 363 Ariobarzanesnote[Diodorus, World History 15.90.3.] 363 - 337 Mithridates II note[Diodorus, World History 20.111.4.] 337 - 302 Mithridates III = Mithridates I Ktistes 301/281 -266 Kings of Pontus Mithridates I Ktistes 301/281 - 266 Ariobarzanes 266 - c.250 Mithridates II c.250 -…Myra (Demre)
Myra: town in Lycia, modern Demre. The ancient town is especially well-known because it was the residence of Nicholas of Myra, the original saint behind Santa Claus. …