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Mithridatic Wars
Series of wars between Rome and Mithridates VI of Pontus that expanded Roman power across Anatolia and the eastern Mediterranean.
Historical overview
Overview adapted from a Wikipedia summary and stored locally on May 11, 2026.
The Mithridatic Wars were fought between Rome and Mithridates VI of Pontus. They drew Rome deeply into Anatolia and the Black Sea world and helped turn the eastern Mediterranean into a Roman power zone.
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-200--31historical border era
Late Hellenistic and Roman republican wars
Rome, Hellenistic kingdoms and regional powers fight across the Mediterranean as republican Rome becomes the dominant military system.
The map is imperial, city-state and kingdom based rather than national. Mediterranean control shifts toward Rome before Augustus.