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Mithridates the Great

Definitions of Mithridates the Great
  1. noun
    ancient king of Pontus who expanded his kingdom by defeating the Romans but was later driven out by Pompey (132-63 BC)
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    Rex, king, male monarch
    a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
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