 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Mithridates aiva mwanakomana mukuru waMithridates VI Eupator, mambo wePonto, naRaodikia, uyo mambo akanga auraya nokuti akanga asina kutendeka. Mithridates muduku akashumira baba vake nokuvimbika muhondo yokutanganeRepublic yeRoma uye vakakundwa nemaoko emukuru weRoma Gaius Flavius Fimbria paRhyndacus muAsia Minor muna 85 BC. Mithridates muduku akatiza kuti aende kuna baba vake paPergamon, asi vose vakabva vadzingirirwa naFimbria kuenda kuPitane, uko Mithridates vaviri vakakwanisa kutiza nomugungwa. 