Mithridatic Wars with Rome
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The Mithridatic Wars with Rome were a series of three conflicts in the 1st century BCE between the Roman Republic and King Mithridates VI of Pontus over control of Asia Minor and the eastern Mediterranean.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Mithridatic Wars with Rome Context triple: [Pontus, notableEvent, Mithridatic Wars with Rome]
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Third Mithridatic 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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First Mithridatic War
The First Mithridatic War was a conflict from 89–85 BC between the Roman Republic and King Mithridates VI of Pontus, marked by Lucius Cornelius Sulla’s campaigns in Greece and Asia Minor that reasserted Roman dominance in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Roman–Parthian Wars
The Roman–Parthian Wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire over dominance in the Near East from the 1st century BCE to the 3rd century CE.
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Dacian Wars
The Dacian Wars were a series of early 2nd-century Roman military campaigns in which Emperor Trajan conquered the Dacian kingdom, expanding the Roman Empire and securing its northeastern frontier.
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Roman–Persian Wars
The Roman–Persian Wars were a centuries-long series of conflicts between the Roman (and later Byzantine) Empire and successive Iranian empires that shaped the political and military balance of power in the ancient Near East.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mithridatic Wars with Rome Target entity description: The Mithridatic Wars with Rome were a series of three conflicts in the 1st century BCE between the Roman Republic and King Mithridates VI of Pontus over control of Asia Minor and the eastern Mediterranean.
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A.
Third Mithridatic 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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B.
First Mithridatic War
The First Mithridatic War was a conflict from 89–85 BC between the Roman Republic and King Mithridates VI of Pontus, marked by Lucius Cornelius Sulla’s campaigns in Greece and Asia Minor that reasserted Roman dominance in the eastern Mediterranean.
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C.
Roman–Parthian Wars
The Roman–Parthian Wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire over dominance in the Near East from the 1st century BCE to the 3rd century CE.
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D.
Dacian Wars
The Dacian Wars were a series of early 2nd-century Roman military campaigns in which Emperor Trajan conquered the Dacian kingdom, expanding the Roman Empire and securing its northeastern frontier.
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E.
Roman–Persian Wars
The Roman–Persian Wars were a centuries-long series of conflicts between the Roman (and later Byzantine) Empire and successive Iranian empires that shaped the political and military balance of power in the ancient Near East.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient war
ⓘ
series of wars ⓘ war ⓘ war ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mithridatic Wars with Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
Wars against Mithridates
|
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Pontus
ⓘ
Mithridates VI Eupator ⓘ
surface form:
Mithridates VI of Pontus
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| cause |
resistance to Roman influence in the eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
struggle for control of Asia Minor ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Mithridates VI Eupator
ⓘ
surface form:
Mithridates VI of Pontus
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| endTime |
63 BCE
ⓘ
81 BCE ⓘ 85 BCE ⓘ |
| era | Late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| hasPart |
First Mithridatic War
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Second Mithridatic War ⓘ Third Mithridatic War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| mainTheater |
Asia Minor
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Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Mediterranean
|
| namedAfter |
Mithridates VI Eupator
ⓘ
surface form:
Mithridates VI of Pontus
|
| notableCommander |
Pompey the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ Lucius Licinius Lucullus ⓘ
surface form:
Lucullus
Mithridates VI Eupator ⓘ
surface form:
Mithridates VI of Pontus
|
| opponent |
Kingdom of Pontus
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mithridatic Wars with Rome
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mithridatic Wars
Roman expansion in the Hellenistic East ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hellenistic kingdoms
ⓘ
Roman–Parthian Wars ⓘ |
| result |
Roman domination of Asia Minor
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Roman victory ⓘ |
| startTime |
1st century BCE
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75 BCE ⓘ 83 BCE ⓘ 89 BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: Mithridatic Wars with Rome Description of subject: The Mithridatic Wars with Rome were a series of three conflicts in the 1st century BCE between the Roman Republic and King Mithridates VI of Pontus over control of Asia Minor and the eastern Mediterranean.
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