An Athenian priest of Poseidon named Helianax dedicated a heroon on Delos to this man.
An Athenian priest of Poseidon named Helianax dedicated a heroon on Delos to this man. This man timed one invasion to coincide with the rebellion of Sertorius, and he later killed his own son Machares to take over the Cimmerian Bosporus. He instigated one conflict with the "Asiatic Vespers," wherein he massacred all the (*) Romans in his lands after Manius Aquilius had been sent to restore Ariobarzanes and Nicomedes IV to their thrones. Lucullus was able to push him out of Tigranocerta, and despite his loss to Sulla at Orchomenus, it was ultimately Pompey Magnus who would defeat him. For 10 points, name this man who fought three namesake wars with the Romans, a king of Pontus.
An Athenian priest of Poseidon named Helianax dedicated a heroon on Delos to this man.
{Mithridates VI} or {Mithridates the Great} or Mithridates {Eupator Dionysus}