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The Kingdom of Pontus
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Kingdom of Pontus
The
Kingdom of Pontus
or
Pontic Empire
was a state of
Greek
and
Persian
origin, they may even have been directly related to
Darius the Great
and the
Achaemenid dynasty
. It was founded by
Mithridates I
in 281 BCE and lasted until its conquest by the
Roman Republic
in 63 BCE. The kingdom grew to 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
. After a long struggle with Rome in the
Mithridatic Wars
, Pontus was defeated, part of it was incorporated into the
Roman Republic
as the province
Bithynia et Pontus
and the eastern half survived as a client kingdom.
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