Mithridates' Massacre: Roman Genocide in the "Asiatic Vespers" | A Tale from the Roman World

King Mithridates of Pontus attempts genocide of Romans in Asia Minor, 88 BC Mithridates of Pontus seeks to expand his rule over Asia Minor, and rid his lands of the influence of the ascending Roman empire. In his vengeful quest for power, he orchestrates one of the bloodiest acts of terror in ancient history: the coordinated mass murder of all Romans or Italians who live within his reach.
A story from Roman history, based on Appian's Mithridatic Wars (10-23) and Augustine's City of God (3.23), featuring: Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus; Nicomedes IV Philopator, King of Bithynia; Lucius Cornelius Sulla
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[@ryansmith8345]

A great story and naration , thank you :) One of the most badass characters in history , he actually claimed to be a descendent of Alexander and Cyrus the great ! ( His name Mithridates or Mehrdad in persian was a very popular name during the Parthian empire and even nowadays it is still a very common and popular name among the Iranians ,,,,,,, Mehrdad in persian can have two meanings : either "given by Mehr/Mitra/Mithra" or "Mithra's justice" )

[@WineDarkSea]

That’s fascinating-I had no idea the name lives on. Thanks for the great comment!

[@ryansmith8345]

@@WineDarkSea My pleasure :) And yes the name is very common actually ! But at least this was an Iranian name to begin with, Interestingly enough there are even many ancient NON-IRANIAN names that still live on & are common among the Iranians to this day ! For instance: *I doubt that any Italian is ever named "Ceaser" lol , but among Iranians the name is very popular actually* ( in Persian it's pronounced as "Kaysar" or "Ghaysar" , which ironically enough is closer to the actual pronunciation of Ceaser in old Latin than the modern day pronunciation of Ceaser in English ) Or for instance : Alexander which is also a very popular name among Iranians , pronounced in Persian as "Iskandar" ! Ofcourse many of the ancient Iranian/Persian/Parthian names are also alive & popular as well. Such as Cyrus, Bardia, Cambysis, Darius, Ardashir, Khosrow, Shapur, kavad & etc. (Female names too) ( an ancient Iranian people known commonly as the Meades however also had names that still live on , although it's not that common among modern Iranians of Iran but among the Kurds & Kurdish names or eastern Anatolians actually )

[@WineDarkSea]

Amazing! And such a wide range of historical periods/regions that have left their mark, not just from Persian empires but even the Romans. Iran was at the center of so much that happened in ancient times.

[@ryansmith8345]

@@WineDarkSea Indeed it was ! The Iranian empires (Median, Parthian, Persian, Turko-Persian) effected the world in all directions & the world effected Iran & Iranians from all directions..... This is what happens when an influential civilization is located in the center of the world (it will always effect others & others will effect it as well) For instance European history is rarely ever effected by people from the far east (except for Mongolians who reached & effected east Europe) , *but Iran/Persia was just as connected to India & China & Korea as it was connected to Greece & Rome & Egypt & Arabia* !

[@WineDarkSea]

In light of all this, I hope you’ll check out the Cyrus the Great story on the channel from a few months ago-and I definitely want to do more from this part of the world, with all its deep connections to surrounding lands/peoples. Thanks so much!

[@krakini89]

My favorite channel!!

[@dinawink6818]

Excellent!

[@andrewnorris7642]

Grisly stuff, great work tho

[@tessagodsAsset3N21]

History & War are never pretty.