Battle of the Lycus
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| Battle of the Lycus | |||||||
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| Part of Third Mithridatic War | |||||||
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| Roman Republic | Pontus | ||||||
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| Pompey | Mithridates VI | ||||||
| Mithridatic Wars |
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| First – Second – Third |
| Third Mithridatic War |
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| Cyzicus – Cabira – Tigranocerta – Artaxata – Lycus |
The Battle of the Lycus was fought in 66 BC between the Roman Republic army of Pompey and the forces of Mithridates VI of Pontus. Pompey easily won the battle, and Mithridates later committed suicide, ending the Third Mithridatic War.
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