Pontic forces under Archelaus

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The Pontic forces under Archelaus were the army of the Kingdom of Pontus, commanded by the general Archelaus during the Mithridatic Wars against Rome.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
activeDuring c. 89–85 BC ⓘ
activePeriod 1st century BC ⓘ
allegiance Mithridates VI of Pontus ⓘ
associatedEvent Roman–Pontic struggle for control of the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
commander Archelaus ⓘ
conflict First Mithridatic War ⓘ
Mithridatic Wars ⓘ
country Kingdom of Pontus ⓘ
culture Hellenistic ⓘ
engagement Battle of Chaeronea (86 BC) ⓘ
Battle of Orchomenus (85 BC) ⓘ
campaigns in Greece ⓘ
operations in Asia Minor ⓘ
historicalEra Hellenistic period ⓘ
historicalRegion Pontus ⓘ
languageOfCommand Greek ⓘ
notableFor large use of allied contingents from Greek cities ⓘ
major confrontations with Sulla in mainland Greece ⓘ
opponent Roman Republic ⓘ
opponentCommander Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ
Lucius Licinius Lucullus ⓘ
partOf Kingdom of Pontus ⓘ
result defeat at Battle of Chaeronea (86 BC) ⓘ
defeat at Battle of Orchomenus (85 BC) ⓘ
role invading force in Greece ⓘ
main field army of Mithridates VI in the First Mithridatic War ⓘ
status defeated military force ⓘ
subordinateTo Mithridates VI of Pontus ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Aegean Sea ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
usedUnitTypes cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
naval forces ⓘ
war elephants ⓘ

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Battle of Orchomenus → combatant → Pontic forces under Archelaus ⓘ
Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War) → combatantLeaderSide → Archelaus commanded the Mithridatic forces ⓘ
linked to: Pontic forces under Archelaus