Battle of Artaxata

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The Battle of Artaxata was a key engagement in 68 BC during the Roman campaigns in Armenia, where Lucullus’s forces confronted King Tigranes II amid the wider struggle against Mithridates VI of Pontus.

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Battle of Artaxata canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
associatedWith Roman expansion in the East ⓘ
Roman–Pontic conflicts ⓘ
belligerentLeader Lucius Licinius Lucullus ⓘ
Tigranes II the Great ⓘ
linked to: Tigranes the Great
combatant Kingdom of Armenia ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
commander Lucius Licinius Lucullus ⓘ
Tigranes II of Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Tigranes the Great
conflict Third Mithridatic War ⓘ
date 68 BC ⓘ
followedBy Roman advance toward Artaxata ⓘ
historicalEra Late Roman Republic ⓘ
involvedPerson Mithridates VI of Pontus ⓘ
location Armenia ⓘ
near Artaxata ⓘ
opponentCommander Lucius Licinius Lucullus ⓘ
Tigranes the Great ⓘ
opposingForce Armenian army ⓘ
Roman legions ⓘ
outcome Roman tactical victory ⓘ
partOf Roman–Armenian War (69–66 BC) ⓘ
partOfCampaign Lucullus’s Armenian campaign ⓘ
primaryArmenianCommander Tigranes II of Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Tigranes the Great
primaryRomanCommander Lucius Licinius Lucullus ⓘ
relatedConflict Mithridatic Wars ⓘ
Third Mithridatic War ⓘ
result Roman victory ⓘ
tookPlaceNear Artaxata, capital of Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Artashat (Armenia)
year 68 BC ⓘ

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Third Mithridatic War → notableBattle → Battle of Artaxata ⓘ
Lucius Licinius Lucullus → battle → Battle of Artaxata ⓘ