The Pontic Royal Family
Mithridates VI Eupator Dionysios
Sons
Arkathias (Satrap of Lesser Armenia, who commanded the northern Pontic army, originally operating in Macedonia and Thrace. He was also Ariarathes IX of Kappadokia, who ruled 101-87. Arkathias died during the Macedonian campaign)
Mithridates (one of the oldest sons, satrap in Bosporos – 85 to 83 or 83 to 81 - and Pontos during the first war, fighting against Fimbria. Executed by his father prior to the second war)
Makhares (sent to the Bosporos and Kolkhis as satrap in 81/80. Killed himself in 66/65, after conspiring against his father)
Pharnakes (Proclaimed king of Bosporos by a restive native population in 63, a title confirmed by Pompeius).
Artaphernes (born about start of FMIR)
Xiphares (not born at start of FMIR. Still a young man when killed by Mithridates in 65 for his mother’s betrayal – App. Mith 107)
Dareios (not born at start of FMIR. Still a child in 64 BCE: App.Mith. 108).
Xeres (not born at start of FMIR. Still a child in 64 BCE: App.Mith. 108).
Oxathres (not born at start of FMIR. Still a child in 64 BCE: App.Mith. 108).
Kyros (not born at start of FMIR: App.Mith 117)
Daughters
Kleopatra (married Tigranes II Megas Basileus of Armenia sometime around his ascension to the throne 96/95)
Mithridatis (betothed to Ptolemaios XII Auletes, or Ptolemaios ton Kyros - App.Mth. 111 is not specific - when still only girls in 81- 73. Consequently not born at the start of FMIR)
Nyssa (betothed to Ptolemaios XII Auletes, or Ptolemaios ton Kyros - App.Mth. 111 is not specific - when still only girls in 81- 73. Consequently not born at the start of FMIR)
Eupatra (not born at start of FMIR. Still a child in 64 BCE: App.Mith. 108).
Orsobaris (not born at start of FMIR: App.Mith 117. Married Lykomedes c.74 or 63, a pretender to the Bithynian throne and later high priest of Komana)
King’s concubines/wives (there were many!)
Laodike (executed for treason c109/108)
Stratonice (mother of Xiphares – see above)
Monime (a young woman of Stratonikeia in Karia when Mithridates took her as his wife c. 89/88)
Strategoi (generals) etc – Third Mithridatic War
Aristonikos (admiral of fleet)
Hermaios
Hermokrates (senior army commander with Taxiles when war opened)
Marcus Marius (Roman senator and general sent by Sertorius)
Alexandros (‘the Paphlagonian’)
Dionysios (‘the eunuch’)
Diokles (an envoy)
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