Sulla’s campaigns in the First Mithridatic War
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Sulla’s campaigns in the First Mithridatic War were a series of Roman military operations led by Lucius Cornelius Sulla against King Mithridates VI of Pontus in the early 1st century BCE, which elevated Sulla’s power and set the stage for his later civil war in Rome.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman military operation
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military campaign ⓘ |
| authorisedBy | Roman Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyOverlaps | political conflict between populares and optimates in Rome ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concludesWith | Treaty of Dardanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | First Mithridatic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Appian’s Mithridatic Wars
NERFINISHED
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Memnon of Heraclea (fragments) NERFINISHED ⓘ Plutarch’s Life of Sulla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 85 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Sulla’s Second March on Rome
NERFINISHED
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Sulla’s civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateForceSize | 5 legions (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Kingdom of Pontus
NERFINISHED
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Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasusBelli | Mithridatic massacre of Romans and Italians in Asia (Asiatic Vespers) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommander | Lucius Cornelius Sulla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
foundation for Sulla’s later dictatorship
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imposition of heavy indemnities on Greek cities ⓘ strengthening of Sulla’s army loyalty ⓘ temporary restoration of Roman authority in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
defeat Mithridates VI of Pontus
NERFINISHED
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restore Roman control in Greece and Asia Minor ⓘ |
| hasOpponentCommander | Mithridates VI of Pontus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpposingGeneral |
Archelaus of Pontus
NERFINISHED
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Taxiles (Pontic general) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Roman victory
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peace settlement favorable to Sulla ⓘ |
| hasTheater |
Aegean region
NERFINISHED
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Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesBattle |
Battle of Chaeronea (86 BCE)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Orchomenus (86 BCE) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesEvent | siege and sack of Piraeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfKeyBattle |
Chaeronea in Boeotia
NERFINISHED
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Orchomenus in Boeotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfKeySiege | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman–Pontic conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sulla’s first march on Rome in 88 BCE ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Sulla’s first march on Rome ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
enhancement of Sulla’s political power
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recognition of Sulla as principal Roman commander in the East ⓘ |
| startTime | 87 BCE ⓘ |
| usesForcesType | Roman legions ⓘ |
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