Second Mithridatic War
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The Second Mithridatic War was a brief conflict from 83–81 BCE between the Roman Republic and King Mithridates VI of Pontus, fought mainly in Asia Minor as part of the larger series of Mithridatic Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Mithridatic War canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3259284 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Mithridatic War Context triple: [Kingdom of Pontus, conflict, Second Mithridatic War]
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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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Second Syrian War
The Second Syrian War was a Hellenistic-era conflict (c. 260–253 BC) between the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the Seleucid Empire over control of territories in Coele-Syria and the eastern Mediterranean.
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Third Syrian War
The Third Syrian War was a Hellenistic-era conflict (246–241 BCE) between the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the Seleucid Empire over control of territories in Coele-Syria and the Levant.
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E.
Fourth Syrian War
The Fourth Syrian War was a Hellenistic-era conflict (219–217 BCE) between the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and the Seleucid Empire, notable for Antiochus III’s campaigns in Coele-Syria and the decisive Battle of Raphia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Mithridatic War Target entity description: The Second Mithridatic War was a brief conflict from 83–81 BCE between the Roman Republic and King Mithridates VI of Pontus, fought mainly in Asia Minor as part of the larger series of Mithridatic Wars.
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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.
Second Syrian War
The Second Syrian War was a Hellenistic-era conflict (c. 260–253 BC) between the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the Seleucid Empire over control of territories in Coele-Syria and the eastern Mediterranean.
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D.
Third Syrian War
The Third Syrian War was a Hellenistic-era conflict (246–241 BCE) between the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the Seleucid Empire over control of territories in Coele-Syria and the Levant.
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E.
Fourth Syrian War
The Fourth Syrian War was a Hellenistic-era conflict (219–217 BCE) between the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and the Seleucid Empire, notable for Antiochus III’s campaigns in Coele-Syria and the decisive Battle of Raphia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mithridatic War
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ancient war ⓘ war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Pontus
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | second of the three Mithridatic Wars ⓘ |
| commanderForPontus |
Mithridates VI of Pontus
ⓘ
linked to:
Mithridates VI Eupator
|
| commanderForRome |
Gaius Flavius Fimbria
ⓘ
Lucius Licinius Murena ⓘ |
| conflictType |
Hellenistic-era war
ⓘ
Roman foreign war ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Kingdom of Pontus ⓘ |
| endedBy |
Roman Senate intervention
ⓘ
orders from Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ |
| endTime | 81 BCE ⓘ |
| era | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Third Mithridatic War ⓘ |
| followedByEvent | renewed large-scale war in the Third Mithridatic War ⓘ |
| follows | First Mithridatic War ⓘ |
| foughtBetween |
Mithridates VI of Pontus
ⓘ
linked to:
Mithridates VI Eupator
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Roman expansion in the eastern Mediterranean
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disputes over implementation of the Treaty of Dardanus ⓘ renewed hostilities after the First Mithridatic War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| location |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ |
| mainTheater | Asia Minor ⓘ |
| notableRomanLeader | Lucius Licinius Murena ⓘ |
| opponent | Mithridates VI Eupator ⓘ |
| opposingPower |
Pontic Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Pontus
|
| outcome | indecisive Roman–Pontic conflict ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mithridatic Wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Mithridatic Wars with Rome
Roman–Pontic conflicts ⓘ |
| precededByEvent | First Mithridatic War settlement ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
First Mithridatic War
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Third Mithridatic War ⓘ |
| result |
Roman withdrawal from Pontic territory
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status quo ante bellum ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Pontic counterattacks in Asia Minor
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Roman incursions into Cappadocia ⓘ |
| startTime | 83 BCE ⓘ |
| treatyContext | Treaty of Dardanus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Second Mithridatic War Description of subject: The Second Mithridatic War was a brief conflict from 83–81 BCE between the Roman Republic and King Mithridates VI of Pontus, fought mainly in Asia Minor as part of the larger series of Mithridatic Wars.
Referenced by (10)
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