Archelaus of Pontus

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Archelaus of Pontus was a prominent Pontic general and admiral who served under King Mithridates VI during the Mithridatic Wars against Rome.

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Archelaus of Pontus canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pontic noble ⓘ
admiral ⓘ
ancient Greek general ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
activeInPeriod 1st century BC ⓘ
afterDefeat negotiated with Sulla ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of Pontus ⓘ
citizenship Kingdom of Pontus ⓘ
commanded Pontic expeditionary forces in Greece ⓘ
Pontic fleet in the Aegean Sea ⓘ
linked to: Pontic fleet
conflict Mithridatic Wars ⓘ
defeatedBy Lucius Cornelius Sulla at Chaeronea ⓘ
Lucius Cornelius Sulla at Orchomenus ⓘ
employer Mithridates VI of Pontus ⓘ
era Hellenistic period ⓘ
ethnicGroup Greek ⓘ
historicalSource Appian ⓘ
Plutarch ⓘ
knownFor leading Pontic forces against Rome in Greece ⓘ
naval operations in the Aegean during the Mithridatic Wars ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
militaryBranch Pontic army ⓘ
Pontic navy ⓘ
linked to: Pontic fleet
notableBattle Battle of Chaeronea (86 BC) ⓘ
Battle of Orchomenus (86 BC) ⓘ
Siege of Athens (87–86 BC) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Athens
notableWork command of Pontic forces in Greece ⓘ
opponent Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
participatedIn First Mithridatic War ⓘ
positionHeld admiral of Mithridates VI of Pontus ⓘ
general of Mithridates VI of Pontus ⓘ
region Pontus ⓘ
relative Neoptolemus of Pontus ⓘ
roleInEvent led Pontic forces in Greece during the First Mithridatic War ⓘ
servedUnder Mithridates VI of Pontus ⓘ
sibling Neoptolemus of Pontus ⓘ

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