Pharnaces II of Pontus

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Julius_Caesar
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:birth_date c. 120 BC
gptkbp:burial_place Amasya
gptkbp:capital Amasya
gptkbp:children gptkb:Mithridates_VII_of_Pontus
gptkbp:conflict Roman civil war
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:Hellenistic_culture
gptkbp:death_date c. 47 BC
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Cappadocia
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Julius_Caesar
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Mithridates_VI_of_Pontus
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Battle_of_Zela
Conflict with the Roman Republic
Civil war in Pontus
Fall of the Kingdom of Pontus
Restoration of the Kingdom of Pontus
Roman invasion of Pontus
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Hellenistic_period
gptkbp:historical_significance First to declare war on Caesar
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Appian
gptkb:Plutarch
gptkb:Justin
gptkb:Dio_Cassius
gptkb:Strabo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pharnaces II of Pontus
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Mithridates_VI_of_Pontus
gptkbp:known_for Defeating Julius Caesar
gptkbp:language Greek
gptkbp:legacy Influence on later kings
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:military_strategy Campaign against Caesar
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Laodice
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Great
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Zela
gptkbp:notable_event Rebellion against Rome
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:Pontic_Kingdom
Ruler of Pontus
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Mithridates_VI_of_Pontus
gptkbp:reign_end 63 BC
47 BC
gptkbp:religion gptkb:City
gptkbp:spouse Unnamed wife
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mithridates_VI_of_Pontus
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Pontus
gptkbp:title gptkb:Politician