Format:
1 Online-Ressource (viii, 204 pages)
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illustrations
ISBN:
9789004328242
Series Statement:
Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum 89
Content:
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.
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-189) and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004075917
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Foreign Policy of Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 1986 ISBN 9789004075917
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1163/9789004328242
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