Empire of the Black Sea [electronic resource] : the rise and fall of the Mithridatic world / Duane W. Roller.

"Existing from the early third century BC to 63 BC, the Mithridatic kingdom of Pontos was one of the most powerful entities in the Mediterranean world. Under a series of vigorous kings and queens, it expanded from a fortress in the mountainous territory of northern Asia Minor to rule almost all the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roller, Duane W. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Mithridates > VI Eupator, > King of Pontus, > approximately 132 B.C.-63 B.C.
Pontus > Kings and rulers.
Pontus > History.
Black Sea Region > History.
Rome > History > Mithridatic Wars, 88-63 B.C.
Online Access:
Oxford Scholarship Online (BTAA) Collection 2019-2021: 2020 (Oxford Academic)
University Press Scholarship Online Complete Collection: 2020 (Oxford Academic)
Oxford Scholarship Online: 2020 (Oxford Academic)
Variant Title:
Empire of the Black Sea: The Rise and Fall of the Mithridatic World
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Part 1: Pontos to 120 BC
  • Pontos
  • The Founder
  • The Kingdom Becomes an Independent State
  • The Arrival of the Romans
  • The Collapse of Pergamon
  • Part 2: The Last Generation of the Kingdom
  • The Rise of Mithridates VI
  • The Early Expansion of the Kingdom of Mithridates VI
  • The Gathering Storm
  • The Eruption of Hostilities
  • The Aftermath of the First War
  • Lucullus and Mithridates VI
  • The Royal Court
  • The End of the Mithridatic Kingdom.