Pharnaces I

Japanese: ファルナケス[1世]（英語表記）Pharnakēs I

? - King of Pontus, c. 160 BC. Reigned c. 185-160 BC. In 183 BC, he captured the city of Sinope on the Black Sea coast, and made it the capital of his kingdom. In an attempt to expand his territory, he fought against the neighboring kingdoms of Pergamum and Bithynia, but was forced to return the lands he had occupied due to Rome's intervention, fearing his growing power (179 BC). However, through diplomatic relations and wars with cities and small kingdoms along the Black Sea coast and in southern Russia, his policy of building a great empire was continued by Mithridates VI.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

？‐前160ころ
ポントス国王。在位，前185‐前160年ころ。前183年黒海に臨む都市シノペを占領し，以後この地を王国の首都とする。領土拡大を狙って近隣のペルガモン王国，ビテュニア王国などと戦いを繰り広げるが，彼の強大化を恐れたローマの介入のため，占領地の返還を余儀なくされた(前179)。しかし，黒海沿岸や南ロシア地域の諸都市，小王国との外交関係や戦争によって，大帝国の建設を夢見た彼の政策はミトリダテス6世に受け継がれていった。

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