Pharnaces I (Greek: Φαρνάκης; lived 2nd century BC) was the fifth king of Pontus. Of Persian and Greek ancestry, he was the son of King Mithridates III...

near Cabira (Strabo 12.3.31). The temple was probably established by Pharnakes I in the 2nd century BC, apparently in an attempt to counterbalance the...

discontinued for a time, as the cities lost their autonomy under reign of Pharnakes I. Mithridates VI restored privilege of cities to have their own coinage...

dynasty, was a hereditary dynasty of Persian origin, founded by Mithridates I Ktistes (Mithridates III of Cius) in 281 BC. The origins of the dynasty were...

(died 334 BCE), Persian commander in the battle of the Granicus Pharnaces I of Pontus (fl. 2nd century BCE), first important ruler of the kingdom of Pontus...

Chersonesos and Pharnakes and its implications. Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Mithridates I", Boston, (1867)...

Antiquities: Pharnaces II, 1870 Coşkun, Altay (2019). "The Course of Pharnakes II's Pontic and Bosporan Campaigns in 48/47 B.C.". Phoenix. 73 (1/2):...

Great of the Achaemenid dynasty. The kingdom was proclaimed by Mithridates I in 281 BC and lasted until its conquest by the Roman Republic in 63 BC. The...

treasure containing 3,600 Greek coins (bearing the names of Lysimachus, Pharnakes and Asander) weighing 30 kg (66 lb) was looted in August 1998 from the...