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Mithridates is an English word with synonyms like king or rex. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Mithridates in a sentence

Mithridates meaning

plural of mithridate

Synonyms of Mithridates

mithridates vi mithridates the great king male monarch rex

Related words

Other words often associated with Mithridates or its synonyms:

sovereign queen monarch competition rival baron competitor contender challenger

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Using Mithridates

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of mithridate
  • Useful related words include: mithridates vi, mithridates the great, king, male monarch.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: mithridates.
  • In the example corpus, mithridates often appears in combinations such as: mithridates vi, against mithridates, to mithridates.

Context around Mithridates

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 6 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

births 1× king 1× once 1× defeating 1×

Often after:

sulla 1× intention 1×

Sentence patterns with Mithridates

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

war against mithridates 2× anatolia between mithridates vi of 1× and king mithridates vi of 1× command against mithridates but also 1× decisively defeating mithridates 1× defeat of mithridates in 63 1× events births mithridates i or 1× known as mithridates the great 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

abbott 103 he 1× after confirming peace 1× appian tells of 1× events births mithridates 1× fimbria tried to 1× flaccus soon took 1×

Common sentence endings:

war against mithridates 2× against mithridates vi 1× an exceptional polyglot 1× and establishing provinces 1× both major combatants 1× decisively defeating mithridates 1×

Words around Mithridates

Just before it in the word index:

mithridanes 2 mithras 33 mithran 5 mithraism 13 mithraic 17 mithraeum 14

Just after it in the word index:

mithridatic 3 mithril 9 mithu 4 mithun 40 miti 27 mitic 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abad 22 abolishment 22 abr 22 abyad 22 accompanist 22 achmea 22

Corpus analysis for Mithridates

  • In this selection, "mithridates" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, births, king, once, sulla and intention stand out and add context to how "mithridates" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include war against mithridates and anatolia between mithridates vi of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mithridates" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mithridates

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Sulla soon made peace with Mithridates. (6 words)

Abbott, 103 He then returned to his war against Mithridates. (10 words)

Flaccus soon took over the war against Mithridates, which Sulla interpreted as a threat; Sulla then moved to intercept Flaccus. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Pontus fell to the Roman general Pompey in 63 BC and, after the murder or suicide of Mithridates VI of Pontus (otherwise known as Mithridates the Great), was broken up into smaller provinces in 64 BC. (36 words)

The first such collection, with 22 versions, was Mithridates de differentis linguis by Conrad Gessner (1555; the title refers to Mithridates VI of Pontus who according to Pliny the Elder was an exceptional polyglot ). (34 words)

Fimbria tried to offer peace with Sulla, but Sulla and Mithridates were already in negotiations which were favorable to both parties, therefore negating any necessity for Fimbria’s offer to Mithridates. (31 words)

Example sentences (18)

Fimbria tried to offer peace with Sulla, but Sulla and Mithridates were already in negotiations which were favorable to both parties, therefore negating any necessity for Fimbria’s offer to Mithridates.

Pontus fell to the Roman general Pompey in 63 BC and, after the murder or suicide of Mithridates VI of Pontus (otherwise known as Mithridates the Great), was broken up into smaller provinces in 64 BC.

The first such collection, with 22 versions, was Mithridates de differentis linguis by Conrad Gessner (1555; the title refers to Mithridates VI of Pontus who according to Pliny the Elder was an exceptional polyglot ).

Abbott, 103 He then returned to his war against Mithridates.

After confirming peace with Mithridates, Sulla went to negotiate with Fimbria, at which point Fimbria’s army deserted to Sulla and Fimbria committed suicide.

Appian tells of Mithridates' intention to cut down the sacred grove at the Letoon to serve in his siege of Patara on the Lycian coast; a nightmare warned him to desist.

Events Births * Mithridates I (or Mithradates), "Great King" of Parthia from about 171 BC who will turn Parthia into a major political power and expand the empire westward into Mesopotamia (d.

Flaccus soon took over the war against Mithridates, which Sulla interpreted as a threat; Sulla then moved to intercept Flaccus.

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Following the final defeat of Mithridates in 63/2, Pompey rewarded the city's loyalty by becoming the benefactor of Ilion and patron of Athena Ilias.

He mentions that the pirates were especially active during the Mithridatic wars (between the Roman Republic and King Mithridates VI of Pontus ) in which they supported the king.

In his absence from Rome (66 BC), he was nominated to succeed Lucius Licinius Lucullus as commander in the Third Mithridatic War against Mithridates VI of Pontus in the East.

Inschriften von Ilion 10. In 74 BC the Ilians once again demonstrated their loyalty to Rome by siding with the Roman general Lucullus against Mithridates VI.

In the wars in Anatolia between Mithridates VI of Pontus and Sulla of Rome, the Seleucids were largely left alone by both major combatants.

Lucullus was referring not merely to Pompey's new command against Mithridates, but also his claim to have finished the war against Spartacus.

Once Mithridates was defeated by Pompey in 63 BC, Pompey set about the task of remaking the Hellenistic East, by creating new client kingdoms and establishing provinces.

Pompey, Eric Teyssier Pompey then advanced to Phasis in Colchis and liaised with his legate Servilius, admiral of his Euxine fleet, before decisively defeating Mithridates.

Sulla soon made peace with Mithridates.

The expedience of his campaign probably guaranteed Pompey his next and even more impressive command, this time in Rome's long-running war against Mithridates.

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Common combinations with mithridates

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mithridates" in a sentence?
An example: "Fimbria tried to offer peace with Sulla, but Sulla and Mithridates were already in negotiations which were favorable to both parties, therefore negating any necessity for Fimbria’s offer to Mithridates." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mithridates" from authentic English texts.
What does "mithridates" mean?
Mithridates means: plural of mithridate
What are synonyms of "mithridates"?
Common synonyms of "mithridates" include: mithridates vi, mithridates the great, king, male monarch, rex.
What is "mithridates" in Dutch?
"mithridates" translates to Dutch as: mithridates.
How many example sentences with "mithridates" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "mithridates", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.