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Pharnaces II

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Pharnaces II (fär`nəsēz), d. 47 B.C., king of Pontus, son of Mithradates VI Mithradates VI (Mithradates Eupator) (mĭthrəkdā`tēz), c.131 B.C.–63 B.C.
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. In the Roman civil war he overran Colchis and central Asia Minor. Julius Caesar came from Egypt and defeated (47 B.C.) him at Zela—with such ease that Caesar informed the senate with the words "Veni, vidi, vici" [I came, I saw, I conquered]. Pharnaces was killed soon afterward in a revolt.


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After a brief interlude in Asia Minor, where he defeated the latest upstart king of Pontus, Pharnaces II, the son of Mithridates, Caesar returned to Africa to deal with the remnants of the forces representing Pompey and the Senate.
 
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