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Definition of Mithridates
1. Noun. Ancient king of Pontus who expanded his kingdom by defeating the Romans but was later driven out by Pompey (132-63 BC).
Definition of Mithridates
1. mithridate [n] - See also: mithridate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mithridates
Literary usage of Mithridates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians by Charles Rollin (1869)
"During this delay, Mithridates and Tigranes had been indefatigable in raising new
... Mithridates wrote a letter to their king, which Sallust has preserved, ..."
2. A History of Rome: From the Earliest Times to the Death of Commodus, A.D. 192 by Leonhard Schmitz (1847)
"Mithridates VI, surnamed Eupator, whose father had rendered the Romans considerable
assistance in their war against the pretender ..."
3. The Old and New Testament Connected in the History of the Jews and by Humphrey Prideaux (1845)
"This Mithridates was son to Phama- ces, and grandson to Mithridates the immediate
... For that Mithridates, according to Justin,19 was great grandfather to ..."
4. A History of Rome: Amply Illustrated with Maps, Plans, and Engravings by Robert Fowler Leighton (1885)
"This place offered a stubborn resistance, and while Mithridates was detained here
... 73 Mithridates was compelled to raise the siege, on account of the ..."
5. A History of Rome from the Earliest Times to the Establishment of the Empire by Henry George Liddell (1855)
"Drives Mithridates into Armenia. § 6. Sends to demand the person of ...
Mithridates defeats Triarius, Lieutenant of Lucullus, in Pontus : army of Lucullus ..."
6. A History of Rome from the Earliest Times to the Establishment of the Empire by Henry George Liddell (1855)
"Drives Mithridates into Armenia. § 6. Sends to demand the person of ...
Mithridates defeats Triarius, Lieutenant of Lucullus, in Pontus : army of Lucullus ..."
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