Mithridates I of the Bosporus

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Mithridates I of the Bosporus was a leading citizen of Pergamon and possibly one of the many bastard sons of the famous King Mithridates VI of Pontus. When Roman dictator Julius Caesar became trapped in Alexandria in the winter of 48/47 BC, Mithridates raised an army and came to Caesar's relief. In the aftermath of the Battle of Zela, Caesar made him king of the Bosporus.