Third Mithridatic War

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Roman–Pontic war ancient war war

The Third Mithridatic War was a major conflict from 73–63 BC in which the Roman Republic decisively defeated King Mithridates VI of Pontus, greatly expanding Roman power in the eastern Mediterranean.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Third Mithridatic War canonical	17
Roman conquest of Pontus	1
Roman–Pontic Wars	1
Third Mithridatic War (Pompeian phase)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman–Pontic war ⓘ ancient war ⓘ war ⓘ
ArmenianCommander	Tigranes the Great ⓘ surface form: Tigranes II the Great
belligerent	Kingdom of Armenia ⓘ Kingdom of Pontus ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
cause	renewed conflict between Rome and Mithridates VI ⓘ
commander	Pompey the Great ⓘ surface form: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus Lucius Licinius Lucullus ⓘ Mithridates VI Eupator ⓘ surface form: Mithridates VI of Pontus Tigranes the Great ⓘ surface form: Tigranes II the Great
conflictBetween	Kingdom of Pontus ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
endedWith	death of Mithridates VI of Pontus ⓘ
endTime	63 BC ⓘ
followedBy	Roman annexation of Pontus ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Late Roman Republic ⓘ surface form: late Roman Republic
keyFigure	Pompey the Great ⓘ surface form: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus Lucius Licinius Lucullus ⓘ Mithridates VI Eupator ⓘ Tigranes the Great ⓘ surface form: Tigranes II of Armenia
legalBasisForCommand	Lex Manilia ⓘ
location	Armenia ⓘ Asia Minor ⓘ Pontus ⓘ eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Artaxata ⓘ Battle of Cabira ⓘ Battle of Cyzicus ⓘ Battle of Tigranocerta ⓘ Siege of Amisus ⓘ Siege of Cyzicus ⓘ
opponent	Mithridates VI Eupator ⓘ surface form: Mithridates VI of Pontus Tigranes the Great ⓘ surface form: Tigranes II of Armenia
partOf	Mithridatic Wars with Rome ⓘ surface form: Mithridatic Wars
PonticCommander	Mithridates VI Eupator ⓘ surface form: Mithridates VI of Pontus
precededBy	Second Mithridatic War ⓘ
result	Roman victory ⓘ defeat of Mithridates VI of Pontus ⓘ expansion of Roman power in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
RomanCommander	Pompey the Great ⓘ surface form: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus Lucius Licinius Lucullus ⓘ
significance	consolidation of Roman dominance in Asia Minor ⓘ weakening of Hellenistic kingdoms in the East ⓘ
startTime	73 BC ⓘ
theatreOfWar	Anatolia ⓘ Caucasus region ⓘ

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Subject: Third Mithridatic War
Description of subject: The Third Mithridatic War was a major conflict from 73–63 BC in which the Roman Republic decisively defeated King Mithridates VI of Pontus, greatly expanding Roman power in the eastern Mediterranean.

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pompey the Great → notableCampaign → Third Mithridatic War ⓘ

Kingdom of Pontus → conflict → Third Mithridatic War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Pontic Wars

Mithridates VI Eupator → conflict → Third Mithridatic War ⓘ

Roman intervention of Pompey in 63 BCE → chronologicallyFollows → Third Mithridatic War ⓘ

gens Pompeia → conflict → Third Mithridatic War ⓘ

subject surface form: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus

Lucius Licinius Lucullus → participatedIn → Third Mithridatic War ⓘ

Gnaeus → participatedIn → Third Mithridatic War ⓘ

subject surface form: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus

First Mithridatic War → followedBy → Third Mithridatic War ⓘ

Faustus Cornelius Sulla → participatedIn → Third Mithridatic War ⓘ

Mithridatic dynasty → conflict → Third Mithridatic War ⓘ

Mithridatic dynasty → endCause → Third Mithridatic War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman conquest of Pontus

Mithridatic Wars with Rome → hasPart → Third Mithridatic War ⓘ

subject surface form: Mithridatic Wars

Tigranes the Great → conflict → Third Mithridatic War ⓘ

Second Mithridatic War → followedBy → Third Mithridatic War ⓘ

Second Mithridatic War → relatedTo → Third Mithridatic War ⓘ

Life of Lucullus → coversEvent → Third Mithridatic War ⓘ

Life of Pompey → featuresEvent → Third Mithridatic War ⓘ

King of Pontus → conflict → Third Mithridatic War ⓘ

Pompey’s Eastern campaigns → hasPart → Third Mithridatic War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Mithridatic War (Pompeian phase)