Battle of Artaxata
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| Battle of Artaxata | |||||||
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| Part of Third Mithridatic War | |||||||
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| Roman Republic | Kingdom of Armenia, Iberian Spearman |
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| Lucullus | Tigranes II | ||||||
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The Battle of Artaxata was fought in 68 BC between the Roman Republic and the Kingdom of Armenia. The Romans were led by Consul Lucius Licinius Lucullus, while the Armenians were led by King Tigranes II, who was sheltering King Mithridates VI of Pontus.
[edit] References
- ^ Tigranes II the Great article by Jona Lendering "68: Second Armenian defeat at Artaxata"
- An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1560 Battles from 1479 B.C. to the Present By David Eggenberger - Page 30
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