The foreign policy of Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus / / by B.C. McGing.

• Superior document: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 89
• Author: McGing, B. C.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : E.J. Brill,, 1986.
• Year of Publication: 1986
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 89.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 204 pages) :; illustrations.

This book is about the clash of the Hellenistic world with the Romans, about a late Hellenistic king, a dominant figure of the first century B.C., who refused to accept his inclusion in the Roman sphere of control, and attempted to assert his political independence. A subsidiary theme is the espousal of hellenism by a non-Greek dynasty. The work examines first the early history of Pontus, and then analyses carefully the events of Mithridates Eupator's reign for what they reveal of his foreign policy. Attention is focused on diplomacy, strategy, propaganda, support, rather than on military details. There is no substantial study of Mithridates in English, and really only one in any language - Reinach's famous work of 1890. Since then, new inscriptions and coins have come to light, new methods and approaches devised. This book is intended as a contribution to the filling of a large scholarly gap.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / B. C. Mcging -- The Land and People of Pontus / B. C. Mcging -- Pontus to the Time of Mithridates V Euergetes / B. C. Mcging -- Eupator on the Coast of the Black Sea / B. C. Mcging -- Eupator in Asia Before the First war with Rome / B. C. Mcging -- The First war with Rome / B. C. Mcging -- The Second and Third Wars Against Rome / B. C. Mcging -- Conclusion / B. C. Mcging -- Chronology and the Royal Cappadocian Coins / B. C. Mcging -- The Sources / B. C. Mcging -- Bibliography / B. C. Mcging -- Index / B. C. Mcging.