Monime

Monime, sometimes known as Monima (; died 72/71 BC), was a Macedonian Greek noblewoman from Anatolia and one of the wives of King Mithridates VI of Pontus.

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Instance of: human
Gender: female
Spouse: Mithridates VI of Pontus
Child: Athenais Philostorgos II
Occupation: queen consort
Noble title: queen consort

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date of death: 0071-00-00
date of birth: 0050-00-00

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Monime, sometimes known as Monima (; died 72/71 BC), was a Macedonian Greek noblewoman from Anatolia and one of the wives of King Mithridates VI of Pontus.

According to the ancient sources she was a citizen of either Miletus or Stratonicea, Caria. Monime was the daughter of a prominent citizen called Philopoemen. Monime was a beautiful, intelligent woman and was much talked about among the Greeks.

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