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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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