Battle of Tenedos

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Battle of Tenedos
Part of the First Mithridatic War
Date 86 BC
Location near Tenedos island, modern Turkey
Result Roman victory
Combatants
Rome Pontus
Commanders
Lucius Licinius Lucullus Neoptolemus
Mithridatic Wars
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First Mithridatic War
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The Battle of Tenedos was fought in 86 BC between the fleets of Rome and Pontus. The Romans were led by Lucius Licinius Lucullus, and they were victorious.