-68 ⟶ Pompey Takes Command in the Third Mithridatic War

Pompey replaces Lucullus as leader of the Roman forces in th...
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⚔️ Third Mithridatic War Begins

Mithridates VI of Pontus disputes Nicomedes IV of Bithynia's bequest of his kingdom to the Roman Republic, beginning the Third Mithridatic War.⟶
Third Mithridatic War Begins (-74)
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⚔️ 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)
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⚔️ 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)
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⚔️ 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)
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⚔️ Pompey's Victory Over Mithridates at the Battle of the Lycus

Pompey drives Mithridates VI out of Asia Minor (Battle of the Lycus).⟶
Pompey's Victory Over Mithridates at the Battle of the Lycus (-66)
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⚔️ Mithridates VI's Suicide Ends Third Mithridatic War

Mithridates VI commits suicide, ending the Third Mithridatic War.⟶
Mithridates VI's Suicide Ends Third Mithridatic War (-63)
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