Person
Mithridates I
king of Pontus
b. 337 BCE – d. 266 BCE
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Mithridates I Ctistes (reigned 302 BCE – 266 BCE) is the founder (this is the meaning of the word Ctistes, literally Builder) of the kingdom of Pontus in Anatolia.
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Moran, J. (2017). Mithridates I. History Atlas. Retrieved 9 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/mithridates-i/
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