Why is this sadistic scumbag so revered by historians?
He was badass
He drank so much poison he was immune to it
>>1180633
Yeah but he was a total douchebag. He got buttmad that the Romans tried to put a lid on his tyrannical ruling.
>>1180633
I liked the part in Masters of Rome where his sister-wife tries to poison him and reks her.
>>1180638
>Romans
>Not the most tyrannical oppressors
Who let this latin barbarian in?
>>1180617
Can someone tell me what the fuck was Pontus? Don't start with the memes, I know the basics. Mixed persian and greek heritage and all that.
But what was actually "Pontus"? Did pontian people exist? What ethnicity lived in the traditional capital of Amaseia and what actual ethnicity and culture was Mithridates maternal one? Was he just a persian/iranian like his name suggests?
