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Pharnaces II of Pontus

95 BC - 47 BC

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Pharnaces II of Pontus (Greek: Φαρνάκης; about 97–47 BC) was the king of the Bosporan Kingdom and Kingdom of Pontus until his death. He was a monarch of Persian and Greek ancestry. He was the youngest child born to King Mithridates VI of Pontus from his first wife, his sister Queen Laodice. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pharnaces II of Pontus has received more than 259,581 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Pharnaces II of Pontus is the 2,721st most popular politician (down from 2,313th in 2019), the 281st most popular biography from Russia (down from 236th in 2019) and the 91st most popular Russian Politician.

Pharnaces II of Pontus was most famous for the conquests of Armenia and the defeat of the Romans in the battle of Zela.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pharnaces II of Pontus ranks 2,721 out of 15,577. Before him are Habibullah Khan, Vicente Fox, Robert Peel, Philip William, Elector Palatine, Louis Desaix, and Inessa Armand. After him are Marcel Cerdan, Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon, Ferdinand II of Portugal, Pak Hon-yong, Otto Grotewohl, and Joanna II of Naples.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 95 BC, Pharnaces II of Pontus ranks 2. Before him is Cato the Younger. After him are Cleopatra VI of Egypt, Titus Annius Milo, and Servius Sulpicius Galba. Among people deceased in 47 BC, Pharnaces II of Pontus ranks 2. Before him is Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator. After him are Aulus Gabinius and Licinius Macer Calvus.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Pharnaces II of Pontus ranks 281 out of 3,262. Before him are Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia (1860), Nikolai Yudenich (1862), Dmitri Ivanovsky (1864), Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (1783), Andrei Grechko (1903), and Vladimir Ashkenazy (1937). After him are Kirill Meretskov (1897), Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia (1843), Ilya Frank (1908), Armin Mueller-Stahl (1930), Mikhail Khodorkovsky (1963), and Natalya Naryshkina (1651).

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Among POLITICIANS In Russia

Among politicians born in Russia, Pharnaces II of Pontus ranks 91. Before him are Iziaslav I of Kiev (1024), Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia (1553), Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia (1871), Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1786), Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia (1832), and Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (1783). After him are Natalya Naryshkina (1651), Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia (1875), Mykola Azarov (1947), Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1831), Lydia Litvyak (1921), and Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (1784).

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