Archelaus

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Archelaus was a prominent general of King Mithridates VI of Pontus who led Pontic forces against the Romans during the Mithridatic Wars.

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instanceOf ancient Greek general ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
activeYears circa 90–80 BC ⓘ
allegiance Mithridates VI of Pontus ⓘ
commanded Pontic forces in Greece ⓘ
Pontic garrison at Athens and Piraeus ⓘ
country Kingdom of Pontus ⓘ
defeatedBy Lucius Cornelius Sulla at Chaeronea ⓘ
Lucius Cornelius Sulla at Orchomenus ⓘ
employer Mithridates VI of Pontus ⓘ
family possibly of Cappadocian or Pontic Greek origin ⓘ
historicalSource Appian’s Mithridatic Wars ⓘ
Plutarch’s Life of Sulla ⓘ
linked to: Life of Sulla
involvedIn peace negotiations leading to the Treaty of Dardanus ⓘ
knownFor leading Pontic forces against Rome in Greece ⓘ
major defeats at Chaeronea and Orchomenus ⓘ
laterAllegiance Roman Republic ⓘ
laterServedUnder Lucius Licinius Lucullus ⓘ
militaryBranch Pontic army ⓘ
negotiatedWith Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Chaeronea (86 BC) ⓘ
Battle of Orchomenus (86 BC) ⓘ
Siege of Athens (87–86 BC) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Athens
occupation general ⓘ
opponent Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ
Lucius Licinius Lucullus ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
participatedIn First Mithridatic War ⓘ
Mithridatic Wars ⓘ
role chief commander of Mithridates VI in Greece ⓘ
supportedBy Aristion of Athens ⓘ
timePeriod 1st century BC ⓘ

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