Mithridates VI of Pontus
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- proper noun
- The decisive campaigns against Mithridates VI of Pontus changed the balance of power in Asia Minor.
Examples
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Historians regard Mithridates VI of Pontus as one of Rome's most formidable adversaries.
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Archaeologists have discovered coins bearing the image of Mithridates VI of Pontus near the Black Sea.
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Mithridates VI of Pontus was a skilled ruler.
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Mithridates VI of Pontus fought bravely.
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Archaeologists have discovered coins bearing the image of Mithridates VI of Pontus near the Black Sea.
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Historians regard Mithridates VI of Pontus as one of Rome's most formidable adversaries.
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The decisive campaigns against Mithridates VI of Pontus changed the balance of power in Asia Minor.
Synonyms
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Ancient king of Pontus who fought Rome and lost to Pompey
Surface Forms
Morphology
Mithridates + VI + of + Pontus
The phrase is largely compositional: 'VI' signals the sixth bearer of the name and 'of Pontus' marks geographic association, so a learner who knows the parts can infer this is a specific, numbered historical person from Pontus. However, the word sequence does not itself encode the role 'king'—recognizing that this is a monarch depends on knowledge of regnal-naming conventions rather than the literal meanings of the constituents, so the relation is only partially predictable.
Etymology
Mithridates VI of Pontus was an ancient king by the Black Sea who fought many wars against Rome. One popular story says he took small amounts of 'poison' to build 'immunity', so people remember him both for resisting Rome and for that strange way of protecting himself.