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MAIASP. 2019. No. 11
E.A. Molev (Nizhny Novgorod, Russia)
Mithridates and Rome:
“who” was “who” on the eve of the First Mithridates
War?
DOI: 10.24411/2713-2021-2019-00009
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Pages: 473—483
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The
article deals with the correlation of the role and degree of aggression of Rome and Pontus
on the eve of the anti-Roman wars of Mithridates VI
Eupator. The author briefly characterizes the
research of his predecessors and gives his assessment of this factor for both
sides, referring to the evidence of ancient authors and the logic of the
research of his predecessors. In conclusion, the conclusion is made about the
defensive nature of the pre-war foreign policy of king Pontus,
arising from the understanding of the strength and power of his main opponent
and the desire to preserve and strengthen the independence of his state at
the expense of neighbors in accordance with the ideology of the time.
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Key words: Pontus, Rome, Mithridates
VI Eupator, the aggressor, the victim, foreign policy.
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Received October 18, 2019
Accepted for publication
November 15, 2019
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Molev Evgeniy Aleksandrovich (Nizhny Novgorod,
Russia). Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod
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