-69 ⟶ Lucullus Defeats Tigranes the Great at Tigranocerta

Lucullus invades Armenia (Battle of Tigranocerta) and reesta...
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👑 Tigranes of Armenia Annexes Syria

c.83 BC: Tigranes of Armenia takes control of Syria after the implosion of the Seleucid dynasty.⟶
Tigranes of Armenia Annexes Syria (-83)
Ancient greeceSeleucid EmpireTigranes the GreatExpansionismPolitical Instability
SyriaSyriaArmeniaArmenia

⚔️ Lucullus' Victories Over Mithridates: Battles of Tenedos, Cyzicus, and Rhyndacus

73-72 BC: Lucullus defeats Mithridates at Tenedos, Cyzicus, and the Rhyndacus and he flees east to Armenia⟶
Lucullus' Victories Over Mithridates: Battles of Tenedos, Cyzicus, and Rhyndacus (-72)
Ancient romeMithridatic WarsLucullusAncient WarfareMilitary CampaignAncient greeceBattle
TurkeyTurkeyArmeniaArmenia

⚔️ Lucullus Defeats Tigranes the Great at Tigranocerta

Lucullus invades Armenia (Battle of Tigranocerta) and reestablishes the Seleucids in Syria.⟶
Lucullus Defeats Tigranes the Great at Tigranocerta (-69)
Ancient romeSeleucid EmpireTigranes the GreatLucullusBattleAncient greeceConquestExpansionismAncient Warfare
ArmeniaArmeniaTurkeyTurkeySyriaSyria

⚔️ Pompey Takes Command in the Third Mithridatic War

Pompey replaces Lucullus as leader of the Roman forces in the Third Mithridatic War.⟶
Pompey Takes Command in the Third Mithridatic War (-68)
Ancient romePompey the GreatMilitary CommandAncient WarfareAncient greeceLucullus
TurkeyTurkeyGreeceGreeceArmeniaArmenia

⚔️ Battle of Carrhae: Parthians Defeat Romans

the Parthians defeat the Romans under Crassus in the Battle of Carrhae, ending the First Triumvirate.⟶
Battle of Carrhae: Parthians Defeat Romans (-53)
Ancient romeParthian EmpireBattleMilitary HistoryWarfareConflict
TurkeyTurkeyIranIran

⚔️ Mark Antony's Parthian Invasion

Mark Antony invades Parthia.⟶
Mark Antony's Parthian Invasion (-37)
Ancient romeParthian EmpireMilitary CampaignAncient WarfareMark AntonyPolitical IntrigueBattleInvasion
TurkeyTurkeyArmeniaArmeniaIranIranSyriaSyria