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Mithridates the Great large bust
This bust is replica of the famous buts of Mithridates the
Great now in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Mithridates VI
(Greek: Μιθριδάτης), 132–63 BC, also known as
Mithridates the Great (Megas) and Eupator Dionysius,
was king of Pontus in northern Anatolia from 120 to 63
BC. He is remembered as one of Rome's most
formidable and successful enemies who engaged three
of the most prominent generals of the late Roman
Republic: Sulla, Lucullus, and Pompey the Great. When
Mithridates VI was at last defeated by Pompey and in
danger of capture by Rome, he is alleged to have
attempted suicide by poison; this attempt failed, however,
because of his immunity to the poison. According to
Appian's Roman History, he then made his non-relative
twin, general, and friend, Bituitus, kill him by the sword.
Various legends are told of Mithridates VI of Pontus. First,
he was supposed to have had a prodigious memory:
Pliny the Elder and other historians report that Mithridates
could speak the languages of all the twenty-two nations
he governed. He was one of the most interesting kings
of the Hellenistic Age, only few kings alongside
Alexander the Great could have the addition of "the Great".
Item No. 431
Weight 43 Lb. Dimensions W: 11" H: 19" D: 9.5"
Stone antique finish, made of strong fiberglass.
$299.00
This bust is replica of the famous buts of Mithridates the
Great now in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Mithridates VI
(Greek: Μιθριδάτης), 132–63 BC, also known as
Mithridates the Great (Megas) and Eupator Dionysius,
was king of Pontus in northern Anatolia from 120 to 63
BC. He is remembered as one of Rome's most
formidable and successful enemies who engaged three
of the most prominent generals of the late Roman
Republic: Sulla, Lucullus, and Pompey the Great. When
Mithridates VI was at last defeated by Pompey and in
danger of capture by Rome, he is alleged to have
attempted suicide by poison; this attempt failed, however,
because of his immunity to the poison. According to
Appian's Roman History, he then made his non-relative
twin, general, and friend, Bituitus, kill him by the sword.
Various legends are told of Mithridates VI of Pontus. First,
he was supposed to have had a prodigious memory:
Pliny the Elder and other historians report that Mithridates
could speak the languages of all the twenty-two nations
he governed. He was one of the most interesting kings
of the Hellenistic Age, only few kings alongside
Alexander the Great could have the addition of "the Great".
Item No. 431
Weight 43 Lb. Dimensions W: 11" H: 19" D: 9.5"
Stone antique finish, made of strong fiberglass.
$299.00
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