I. Pharnakes'ın pergamon krallığı'na karşı savaşı

Abstract

Abstract: The origins of the Mithridatic Dynasty date back to the Persians and it is known they came to Anatolia during the period of Persian rule in Anatolia. This dynasty settled in Paphlagonia in the Hellenistic period and became increasingly powerful. The dynasty s administrators usually implemented an expansionist policy, seizing territory. In the resultant process, to dominate positions of power, either through marriage establishing kinship relationships or through political means they formed many alliances. After the Battle of Magnesia at 190 B.C. which drastically changed the political situation, Pharnaces I, who come to the throne of the Mithridatic Dynasty, undertook an active foreign policy and various struggles to obtain a strong position. Firstly, he captured Sinope, a most important port and commercial center, and the important cities Cotyora and Cerasus. Then he occupied the region of Paphlagonia and entered the interior of Cappadocian territory. In the course of this process, fighting against the Kingdom of Pergamon, which was the most powerful kingdom in Anatolia, he made various alliances and it was for this reason that the war affected many states in different geographical regions. This study concentrates upon the war between Pharnaces I and Eumenes II. Firstly the causes of the war are examined, then its spread, end and impact are analysed employing the works of ancient authors, archaeological material, numismatic finds and epigraphic documents.