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The Kingdom of Pontus reached its largest extent under Mithridates VI the Great, who conquered Colchis, Cappadocia, Bithynia, the Greek colonies of the Tauric Chersonesos, and for a brief time the Roman province of Asia.
The first points in the earliest history of Pontus emerge from obscurity, much as the mountain peaks of its own noble ranges lift their heads above a fog bank. Thus, we catch glimpses of Assyrian culture at Sinope and Amisus, probably as far back as the 3rd millennium B.C.
16 cze 2020 · Map of the Pontic Kingdom before the reign of Mithridates VI (darkest purple), after his conquests (purple), and his conquests in the first Mithridatic wars (pink); little adds (ancient shorelines & some greek colonies under Mithridate's rule) in accordance with V. Yanko-Hombach, A.S. Gilbert, N. Panin, P. M. Dolukhanov: The Black Sea Flood ...
Interactive detailed political map from ancient times to our days. Empires, kingdoms, principalities, republics.
Timeline. Mithridates of Pontus fights three wars to free Greece from Rome. Trapezus is part of the Pontic Kingdom of Mithradates VI. The Manilian Law is passed, giving Pompey great power to deal with Mithridates VI of Pontus.
9 cze 2023 · The region of ancient Mesopotamia was home to several key kingdoms and empires that left a lasting impact on the region and influenced future civilizations. One of the earliest empires was the Akkadian Empire, established by Sargon the Great around 2334 BCE.
Map 87 Pontus-Phasis. Compiled by David Braund and T. Sinclair (Turkey), 1997. with the assistance of Diane Braund. Introduction. Pontus. The land of Pontus has two main parts, both of which belonged to the Mithridatic kingdom of Pontus in the Hellenistic period.
