Mithridates the Great: Rome's Indomitable Enemy

by Philip Matyszak

Overview

A Long-Overdue Biography of One of The Dominant Figures of The First Century Bc

Full of Epic Campaigns, Colourful Characters and Momentous Events

From The Best Selling Author Of: Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781848847019
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date:	04/20/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	357,615
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

PHILIP ‘MATY MATYSZAK holds a doctorate in Ancient History from St Johns College, Oxford University, and has been studying, teaching and writing on the subject for over twenty years. He specializes in the history of Classical Greece and of the Late Republic and Early Imperial periods of Rome. Maty has personal military experience both as a conscript in Rhodesia and with the Territorial Army in Britain. These days he splits his time between writing in his home in Canadas Monashee Mountains and providing e-learning courses for Cambridge Universitys Institute of Continuing Education.

Table of Contents

Preface vi

Acknowledgements viii

List of Plates ix

Maps x

Introduction xv

Chapter 1 Winning Pontus 1

Chapter 2 Building a Kingdom 13

Chapter 3 The First Clash With Rome 25

Chapter 4 Imperial Pontus 43

Chapter 5 Battleground Greece 57

Chapter 6 The Road to Dardanus 73

Chapter 7 The Failed Peace 89

Chapter 8 Mithridates Attacks 101

Chapter 9 Defeat and Exile 117

Chapter 10 The Return of the King 137

Chapter 11 The Last Stand 152

Epilogue 163

Notes 169

Bibliography 175

Index 177