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Mithradates was one of any of three Pontian Kings or rulers of the Kingdom of Pontus during the times of the Roman Empire. Pontus was located on the south-eastern coast of the Black Sea and extended into Anatolia as far as the Pontic Alps region.All the Kings named Mithradates were directly related being either the son,grandson or grandfather of the other two. All three waged war against the might of the Roman Empire to keep Pontus free of direct Roman control or subjugation in the form of payment. Pontus was a Greek kingdom that was for a time ruled over by a Persian aristocracy which was eventually Hellenized by the time of the Roman conquest.
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