Hello listeners! Welcome to the Historical Motion Picture Organisation, a podcast in which I imagine ancient history in the manner of fictional, HBO style productions.

This is the first of an eight part series about the life of King Mithridates VI, ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus, and the decades long struggle he lead against the Roman Republic.

In our first episode, we learn about the Hellenistic-Persian world that Mithridates was born into and how the great polities of Classical Antiquity, such as the Achaemenid and Macedonian empires, influenced the very Near East that our future protagonist wishes to save from Roman enslavement.

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Hello listeners! Welcome to the Historical Motion Picture Organisation, a podcast in which I imagine ancient history in the manner of fictional, HBO style productions.

This is the second of an eight part series about the life of King Mithridates VI, ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus, and the decades long struggle he lead against the Roman Republic.

In this episode, we begin exploring the fictional HBO series The Poison King as it charts the early life of our protagonist. The events of the show are launched with with a cold-blooded assassination that forces the young prince to go on the run with his core followers.

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Hello listeners! Welcome to the Historical Motion Picture Organisation, a podcast in which I imagine ancient history in the manner of fictional, HBO style productions.

This is the third of an eight part series about the life of King Mithridates VI, ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus, and the decades long struggle he lead against the Roman Republic.

The Poison King continues with Mithridates now firmly on the throne and aiming to expand his power and influence. But our protagonist's plans are thrown into upheaval as he gets bogged down in the ruthless, internecine fighting between the fragmented Hellenistic kingdoms of Anatolia, all the while creating some furrowed brows to the west in Rome.

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Hello listeners! Welcome to the Historical Motion Picture Organisation, a podcast in which I imagine ancient history in the manner of fictional, HBO style productions.

This is the fourth of an eight part series about the life of King Mithridates VI, ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus, and the decades long struggle he lead against the Roman Republic.

In this episode, our protagonist sets in motion his plans to unify Asia Minor under his Hellenistic crown, but these actions bring him into conflict with the Roman Republic and her Anatolian cronies. With geopolitical tensions rapidly escalating, Mithridates makes a fateful decision and strikes the first blow.

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Hello listeners! Welcome to the Historical Motion Picture Organisation, a podcast in which I imagine ancient history in the manner of fictional, HBO style productions.

This is the fifth of an eight part series about the life of King Mithridates VI, ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus, and the decades long struggle he lead against the Roman Republic.

In this episode, full scale war breaks out between Mithridates and his Hellenistic Revolution on one side, and the Roman Republic and their allies on the other. Our hero, having earned Rome's undying hatred with the Asiatic Vespers, now races against time to conquer Greece and the Aegean before the divided Romans will unite to crush their new nemesis.

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Hello listeners! Welcome to the Historical Motion Picture Organisation, a podcast in which I imagine ancient history in the manner of fictional, HBO style productions.

This is the sixth of an eight part series about the life of King Mithridates VI, ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus, and the decades long struggle he lead against the Roman Republic.

With both sides facing internal unrest, an uneasy truce of convenience is signed between Pontus and Rome, but deep-seated resentments and unsettled scores soon bring a return to conflict.

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Hello listeners! Welcome to the Historical Motion Picture Organisation, a podcast in which I imagine ancient history in the manner of fictional, HBO style productions.

This is the seventh of an eight part series about the life of King Mithridates VI, ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus, and the decades long struggle he lead against the Roman Republic.

Mithridates' power is beginning to crumble under relentless pressure by the Romans and his armies are beginning to wilt. But his enemies are divided too. Perhaps our hero, with the help of a powerful ally, might just rally his armies one last time to save the cause of Eastern freedom.

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Hello listeners! Welcome to the Historical Motion Picture Organisation, a podcast in which I imagine ancient history in the manner of fictional, HBO style productions.

This is the eighth and final episode of an eight part series about the life of King Mithridates VI, ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus, and the decades long struggle he lead against the Roman Republic.

As the Mithridatic Wars come to a climactic end and Mithridates' final plans come undone, our protagonist runs out of time and options. As we conclude this epic series, we consider the legacy of Mithridates' life and the enduring mysteries surrounding his death.

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