Nicomedes IV of Bithynia
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Nicomedes IV Philopator was the king of Bithynia from c. 94 BC to 74 BC. He was the first son and successor of Nicomedes III of Bithynia.
Nicomedes IV depicted on a silver coin
Mithridates VI Eupator
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Mithridates or Mithradates VI Eupator sometimes known as Mithridates the Great was the Hellenistic ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus from 120 to 63 BC. He proved to be one of the Roman Republic's most fo
Nicomedes IV of Bithynia
…III by an unknown woman. His reign began at the death of his father. The first few years of his kingship were relatively peaceful, but soon King Mithridates VI of Pontus (the maternal grand-uncle of Nicomedes IV), one of Rome's greatest enemies during the late Republic, began harassing Bithynia's borders. Nicomedes IV's…
Portrait of Mithridates as Heracles, Roman Imperial period
Roman coin of 54 BC, depicting Sulla.
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