Mithridates III of Pontus

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Mithridates III (in Greek Mιθριδάτης) was the fourth king of Pontus, probably son of Mithridates II. He may have ruled in an uncertain period between 220 and 183 BC. Nothing his known of him, since between the years just cited the kingdom of Pontus disappears from history. His same existence is contested by certain historians, even if it is necessary to account for Appian's indication of Mithridates Eupator as the eighth king of the dynasty and the sixth of the name.Template:Rf

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References

• Hazel, John; Who's Who in the Greek World, "Mithridates III", (2003)

Note

Template:Ent Appian, The Foreign Wars, "The Mithridatic war", 9, 112