Hellenistic
There are 1575 items in Hellenistic:
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 -…
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Motya
Motya: Phoenician city on an island in the west of Sicily, modern Mozia. Map of Motya The Phoenician town Motya, founded in…Motya - Excavation
Motya: Phoenician city on an island in the west of Sicily, modern Mozia.Military Structures The structures known as the casermette were perhaps a military building and are sometimes identified as barracks. They are in the southern part of the island, close to the…Motya - Museum Pieces
Motya: Phoenician city on an island in the west of Sicily, modern Mozia. The Motya Kouros On this page, you will find some pictures…
![]() Motya, Plate with representations of three types of fish |
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. …Myra, Rock tombs
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.Like all Lycian towns, Myra appears to have been settled from the late Archaic…