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Mithradates Euergetes, King of Pontus V
- Preferred Name: Mithradates Euergetes, King of Pontus V[1] [2]
- Gender: M
- His+mother+is+believed+to+have+died+during+childbirth,+while+giving+birth+to+either+him+or+his+siste: with note: Wikiwand: Mithridates V of Pontus
- Nationality: Greek Macedonian and Persian ancestry.
- Ruling+House:+Mithridatic: with note: Wikiwand: Mithridates V of Pontus
- Birth: ABT 180 BC in Kizil Irmak area, Black Sea coast, Turkey at LATI: N3 LONG: E5
- FSID: L68N-HZJ
- Death: 120 BC in Sinop, Sinop, Türkei at LATI: N2.0268 LONG: E5.1625 with note: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithridates_V._(Pontos)
- MilitaryService: He supported the Roman Republic with some ships and a small auxiliary force during the Third Punic WarBET 149 BC AND 146 BC
- He+succeeded+his+paternal+aunt+Laodice+and+paternal+uncle+Mithridates+IV+of+Pontus+on+the+Pontian+th: with note: Wikiwand: Mithridates V of Pontus
- MilitaryService: He rendered the Roman Republic useful assistance in the war against the King of Pergamon, Eumenes III. For his services on this occasion, he was rewarded by the Roman consul Manius Aquillius with the province of Phrygia.BET 131 BC AND 129 BC
- http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: King of PontusBET 150 BC AND 120 BC with note: Wikiwand: Mithridates V of Pontus
- Notes:
Mithradates V Euergetes
Mithridates or Mithradates V Euergetes[1] (Greek: Μιθριδάτης ὁ εὐεργέτης, which means "Mithridates the benefactor"; fl. 2nd century BC, r. 150–120 BC) was a prince and the seventh king of the wealthy
Preferred Parents:
Father: Pharnaces of Pontus I, b. ABT 230 BC in of Cimiata Fortress, Cimiatene, Paphlagonia, Pontus, now, Trabzon and Sivas, Turkey d. in Ottoman Empire
Mother: Ikke Bavngitt Prisesse of Egypt, b. ABT 80 in Egypt
Family 1: Kleopatra Queen, b. ABT 130 in Syria
- m. ABT 154 in of Noatun, Sweden
Family 2: Laodike of Syria, b. ABT 105 in Syria
- m. ABT 119 in Pontos
- m. ABT 149 in Pontos
Family 3: Laodice of Seleucids VI, b. 170 BC in Syrien d. 110 BC in Syrien
- m. aproximadamente 0149 AC in Pontos
- Mithradates VI King of Pontus, b. 132 BC in Sinop, Sinop, Türkei d. ABT 63 BC in Panticapaeum
Sources:
- Title: Wikiwand: Mithridates V of Pontus
Author: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Mithridates_V_of_Pontus;
Note: Mithridates V Euergetes (Greek: "Μιθριδάτης ὁ εὐεργέτης," which means "Mithridates the benefactor"; fl. 2nd century BC, r. 150–120 BC); also known as "Mithridates V of Pontus," "Mithradates V of Pontus" and "Mithradates V Euergetes," was a Prince and seventh King of the wealthy Kingdom of Pontus.
Mithridates V was of Greek Macedonian and Persian ancestry. He was the son of the King Pharnaces I of Pontus and Queen Nysa, while his sister was Nysa of Cappadocia. His mother is believed to have died during childbirth, while giving birth to either him or his sister. He was born and raised in the Kingdom of Pontus. Mithridates V succeeded his paternal aunt Laodice and paternal uncle Mithridates IV of Pontus on the Pontian throne, but the circumstance of his accession is uncertain.
Mithridates V continued the alliance with the Roman Republic started by his predecessors. He supported them with some ships and a small auxiliary force during the Third Punic War (149–146 BC) and at a subsequent period rendered them useful assistance in the war against the King of Pergamon, Eumenes III (131–129 BC).
For his services on this occasion, Mithridates V was rewarded by the Roman consul Manius Aquillius with the province of Phrygia. However the acts of the Roman consul were rescinded by the Roman Senate on the grounds of bribery, but it appears that he maintained his possession of Phrygia until his death. Mithridates V also increased the power of the Kingdom of Pontus by the marriage of his eldest child, his daughter Laodice of Cappadocia to King Ariarathes VI of Cappadocia. The end of his reign can only be approximately determined based on statements concerning the accession of his son Mithridates VI, which is assigned to the year 120 BC, signaling the end of the reign of Mithridates V.
Mithridates V was assassinated in about 120 BC in Sinope, poisoned by unknown persons at a lavish banquet which he held. Mithridates V, was a great benefactor to the Hellenic culture which shows on surviving coinage and honorific inscriptions stating his donations in Athens and Delos and held the Greek God Apollo in great veneration. A bilingual inscription dedicated to him is displayed at the Capitoline Museums in Rome. Mithridates V was buried in the royal tombs of his ancestors at Amasya.
Mithridates V married the Greek Seleucid Princess Laodice VI, who was the daughter of Antiochus IV Epiphanes and Laodice IV. Mithridates V and Laodice VI were related, thus he was connected to the Seleucid dynasty.
Laodice bore Mithridates V seven children: Laodice of Cappadocia, Mithridates VI of Pontus, Mithridates Chrestus, Laodice, Nysa (sometimes spelt as Nyssa), Roxana and Statira. Roxana and Statira were compelled to kill themselves with poison after the fall of the Kingdom of Pontus in 63 BC. Nysa was taken prisoner by the Romans and made to march in the triumphs of two Roman generals.
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Author: Mary H. Slawson, Human Family Project - Reconstruction of the Irish Surnames from Milesus to 1600 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Medieval History Specialist, Ireland 2005).
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