Mithridates the Great: Rome's Indomitable Enemy

Mithridates VI the Great confronts Rome as a relentless strategist whose volatile campaigns redefine ancient warfare.

A military biography of Mithridates VI ‘the Great’ of Pontus, Rome’s most persistent enemy. The Mithridiatic wars stretched over half a century and two continents, and have a fascinating cast of pirates, rebels, turncoats and poisoners (though an unfortunate lack of heroes with untarnished motives). There are pitched battles, epic sieges, double-crosses and world-class politi...