Empire of the Black Sea The Rise and Fall of the Mithridatic World [Audiobook]

English | ASIN: B09SBRTRMK | 2022 | 9 hours and 1 minute | MP3 | M4B | 248 MB
What is commonly called the kingdom of Pontos flourished for over 200 years in the coastal regions of the Black Sea. At its peak in the early first century BC, it included much of the southern, eastern, and northern littoral, becoming one of the most important Hellenistic dynasties not founded by a successor of Alexander the Great. It also posed one of the greatest challenges to Roman imperial expansion in the East. Not until 63 BC, after many violent clashes, was Rome able to subjugate the kingdom and its last charismatic ruler Mithridates VI. This book provides the first general history of this important kingdom, from its mythic origins in Greek literature to its entanglements with the late Roman Republic.