In his relentless resistance to Rome, Mithradates, the savior born under an Eastern star, represented a genuine alternative to Roman imperialism in the turbulent last days of the Republic. Some sixty years after Mithradates’ death, another savior and champion of Truth and Light was born under a different Eastern star. In the turn of the millennium, in the new world that emerged from Mithradates’ armed resistance and the Republic’s military response, that new King of Kings would challenge and eventually win over the mighty Roman Empire, but not by force of arms.
