This is potentially an interesting discovery: A suspected warship of Mithradates VI has been identified in the Black Sea. Although the wreckage was initially found in 2012, the final analysis and identification of the ship was completed and published more recently.   First the background: Mithridates VI Eupator was the king of Pontus from 120 to 63 BCE and one of the Roman Republic’s most dangerous enemies. His ambition brought him into direct conflict with Rome, leading