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Mithridates VI of Pontus

132 BC - 63 BC

Mithridates VI of Pontus

Mithridates or Mithradates VI Eupator (Greek: Μιθριδάτης; 135–63 BC) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus in northern Anatolia from 120 to 63 BC, and one of the Roman Republic's most formidable and determined opponents. He was an effective, ambitious and ruthless ruler who sought to dominate Asia Minor and the Black Sea region, waging several hard-fought but ultimately unsuccessful wars (the Mithridatic Wars) to break Roman dominion over Asia and the Hellenic world. He has been called the greatest ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mithridates VI of Pontus has received more than 1,264,444 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Mithridates VI of Pontus is the 390th most popular politician (up from 404th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Turkey and the 42nd most popular Turkish Politician.

Mithridates VI of Pontus was most famous for his ability to create an immunity to poison.

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Among politicians, Mithridates VI of Pontus ranks 390 out of 15,577. Before him are Malik-Shah I, Henry II of England, Mahmud I, Kangxi Emperor, Indira Gandhi, and Louis II of Hungary. After him are Philip VI of France, Narmer, Liu Bei, Erich Honecker, Peisistratos, and Frederick III, German Emperor.

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Among people born in 132 BC, Mithridates VI of Pontus ranks 1. Among people deceased in 63 BC, Mithridates VI of Pontus ranks 1. After him are Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius.