Battle of Cabira

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The Battle of Cabira was a significant 1st-century BC clash in which Roman forces under Lucius Licinius Lucullus decisively defeated King Mithridates VI of Pontus, weakening Pontic power in Anatolia.

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Battle of Cabira canonical 5

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instanceOf ancient battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
belligerent Roman forces under Lucius Licinius Lucullus ⓘ
forces of Mithridates VI of Pontus ⓘ
commander Lucius Licinius Lucullus ⓘ
Mithridates VI of Pontus ⓘ
conflictIn Third Mithridatic War ⓘ
date 72 BC ⓘ
followedBy continued Roman advances in Pontic territories ⓘ
hasCombatant Pontus ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
hasCommanderForPontus Mithridates VI of Pontus ⓘ
hasCommanderForRomanRepublic Lucius Licinius Lucullus ⓘ
hasParticipant Kingdom of Pontus ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
historicalSignificance key turning point against Mithridates VI in the Third Mithridatic War ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Turkey ⓘ
locatedInRegion Anatolia ⓘ
notableFor Lucullus’s tactical success against a larger Pontic force ⓘ
opponent Pontus ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
outcome decisive Roman victory ⓘ
partOf Third Mithridatic War ⓘ
partOfCampaign Lucullus’s campaign against Mithridates VI ⓘ
place near Cabira ⓘ
precededBy earlier Roman–Pontic engagements in the Third Mithridatic War ⓘ
result Roman victory ⓘ
resultedIn Roman control strengthened in Anatolia ⓘ
defeat of Mithridates VI of Pontus ⓘ
weakening of Pontic power in Anatolia ⓘ
timePeriod 1st century BC ⓘ

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Third Mithridatic War → notableBattle → Battle of Cabira ⓘ
Lucius Licinius Lucullus → battle → Battle of Cabira ⓘ
Cabira → nearbyBattle → Battle of Cabira ⓘ
Siege of Cyzicus → followedBy → Battle of Cabira ⓘ
Siege of Amisus → relatedEvent → Battle of Cabira ⓘ