Mithridates VI Eupator king of Pontus and the venomous snakes
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We read with interest the paper by Elham Behzady and Payam Behzadi published in Central European Journal of Urology (2016; 69: 404-410) entitled “The role of toll-like receptors (TLRs) in urinary tract infections (UTIs)” [1]. In this article, these authors quote (their reference n.7) a paper written by us entitled “Mithridates VI Eupator of Pontus and mithridatism”, whichappeared in Allergy (2012; 67: 138-140) [2] and attach to us fake statements that we never made and that we entirely disagree with. Particularly we want to stress that: 1. Mithridates VI king of Pontus (132-63 BC) never ruled Iran (Parthia). At that time, in fact, Iran was under the Arsacid domination. An Aarsacid king, Mithridates II the Great (123-88 BC) effectively governed Parthia but he was not king of Pontus. The two kings Mithridates VI of Pontus and Mithridates II of Parthia shared the same name and lived in the Mithridates VI Eupator king of Pontus and the venomous snakes
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