How can we get a Pontic Empire under Mithridates VI and his successors that covers most of Anatolia, and eventually, also Armenia and Syria (both Coele-Syria and Assyria, though not Babylonia)?
Preferably one which lasts at least a couple of centuries in the east...
(Any additional territorial gains to make this possible are also acceptable)
Preferably one which lasts at least a couple of centuries in the east...
(Any additional territorial gains to make this possible are also acceptable)