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Mithridatic Wars

88 BCE – 63 BCE

Three wars between Rome and Mithridates VI of Pontus. Sulla sacked Athens, Lucullus defeated Armenia, and Pompey's final campaigns annexed Pontus and Syria, permanently drawing Rome into the eastern…

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Conflicts between Rome and Pontus, 88–63 BC

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Mithridatic Wars

88 BCE – 63 BCE

Three wars between Rome and Mithridates VI of Pontus. Sulla sacked Athens, Lucullus defeated Armenia, and Pompey's final campaigns annexed Pontus and Syria, permanently drawing Rome into the eastern Mediterranean.

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