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Ponto

also: Pontus

Pontus, the kingdom on the south coast of the Black Sea built up by Mithridates VI Eupator and his predecessors; conquered by Pompey 66-63 BC and joined with Bithynia as a Roman province. The standing eastern enemy of Rome in the speeches of the 60s (Pro lege Manilia; De lege agr. 1.6; 2.50).

Mentioned in 16 works (22 mentions)

Against Verres, Second Hearing, Book I speech · 1 mention

§87 Pontus

Against Verres, Second Hearing, Book IV speech · 2 mentions

On the Manilian Law (On the Command of Pompey) speech · 4 mentions

On the Agrarian Law, First Speech speech · 1 mention

§6 Pontus

On the Agrarian Law, Second Speech speech · 2 mentions

For Lucius Murena speech · 1 mention

§32 Pontus

For the Poet Aulus Licinius Archias speech · 1 mention

§21 Pontus

On His Return: To the Senate speech · 1 mention

§38 Pontus

On the Consular Provinces speech · 2 mentions

For Publius Sestius speech · 1 mention

§58 Pontus

Against Piso speech · 1 mention

§88 Pontus

Ad Quintum Fratrem 3.5 (combined with 3.6 as the single SB letter 3.5b) letter · 1 mention

§1 Pontus

On the Laws phil · 1 mention

§3.14 Pontus

For King Deiotarus speech · 1 mention

§37 Pontus

Tusculan Disputations phil · 1 mention

§8 Pontus

Eleventh Philippic speech · 1 mention

§30 Pontus