NOUN
- ancient king of Pontus who expanded his kingdom by defeating the Romans but was later driven out by Pompey (132-63 BC)
How To Use Mithridates VI In A Sentence
- He cites the occurrence of a miraculous heavenly sign at key points in the life of Mithridates VI in a history written by CNN.com
- I just ran into a nice word: mithridatism, named after Mithridates VI of Pontus, the phenomenon of partial immunity to poison acquired by taking small doses. Arsenic
- _Sinope_ their residence, and attained to a high degree of strength under _Mithridates VI_. (the Great). Outline of Universal History
- Mithridates VI “the Great”, king of Pontus morality: Sands of Empire
- After the Persians were thrown out by Alexander, an independent but weak Cappadocian kingdom arose, to be a pawn in the conflict between Rome and Perseus of Macedon, then Rome and Antiochus, then Rome and Mithridates VI of Pontus, and then between various Roman generals like Antony and Octavian, until the kingdom was made a Roman province. Log of the Eclipse (8)
