Sulla’s campaigns in the First Mithridatic War
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Sulla’s campaigns in the First Mithridatic War were a series of Roman military operations led by Lucius Cornelius Sulla against King Mithridates VI of Pontus in the early 1st century BCE, which elevated Sulla’s power and set the stage for his later civil war in Rome.
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| Sulla’s campaigns in the First Mithridatic War canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Sulla’s campaigns in the First Mithridatic War Context triple: [Sulla’s Second Civil War, hasPrecedingEvent, Sulla’s campaigns in the First Mithridatic War]
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Sulla’s First Civil War
Sulla’s First Civil War was a Roman internal conflict (88–87 BCE) in which the general Lucius Cornelius Sulla marched on Rome and fought his political rivals, marking a key step in the Republic’s collapse into recurring civil wars.
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Roman campaigns against the Bruttii
Roman campaigns against the Bruttii were a series of military operations in the late 4th and early 3rd centuries BC through which the Roman Republic subdued the Bruttian tribes and consolidated its control over the toe of the Italian peninsula.
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Sulla’s Second Civil War
Sulla’s Second Civil War was a decisive early 1st-century BCE Roman civil conflict in which the general Lucius Cornelius Sulla marched on Rome, defeated his Marian opponents, and paved the way for his dictatorship and constitutional reforms.
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Galilean campaign of Vespasian
The Galilean campaign of Vespasian was the Roman military offensive in northern Judea during the First Jewish–Roman War, in which General (later Emperor) Vespasian systematically subdued Galilee.
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Caesar's campaign in Hispania
Caesar's campaign in Hispania was Julius Caesar’s swift military offensive in the Iberian Peninsula during the Roman Civil War, aimed at defeating Pompeian forces and securing control of the western provinces.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sulla’s campaigns in the First Mithridatic War Target entity description: Sulla’s campaigns in the First Mithridatic War were a series of Roman military operations led by Lucius Cornelius Sulla against King Mithridates VI of Pontus in the early 1st century BCE, which elevated Sulla’s power and set the stage for his later civil war in Rome.
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A.
Sulla’s First Civil War
Sulla’s First Civil War was a Roman internal conflict (88–87 BCE) in which the general Lucius Cornelius Sulla marched on Rome and fought his political rivals, marking a key step in the Republic’s collapse into recurring civil wars.
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B.
Roman campaigns against the Bruttii
Roman campaigns against the Bruttii were a series of military operations in the late 4th and early 3rd centuries BC through which the Roman Republic subdued the Bruttian tribes and consolidated its control over the toe of the Italian peninsula.
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C.
Sulla’s Second Civil War
Sulla’s Second Civil War was a decisive early 1st-century BCE Roman civil conflict in which the general Lucius Cornelius Sulla marched on Rome, defeated his Marian opponents, and paved the way for his dictatorship and constitutional reforms.
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D.
Galilean campaign of Vespasian
The Galilean campaign of Vespasian was the Roman military offensive in northern Judea during the First Jewish–Roman War, in which General (later Emperor) Vespasian systematically subdued Galilee.
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E.
Caesar's campaign in Hispania
Caesar's campaign in Hispania was Julius Caesar’s swift military offensive in the Iberian Peninsula during the Roman Civil War, aimed at defeating Pompeian forces and securing control of the western provinces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman military operation
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| authorisedBy | Roman Senate ⓘ |
| chronologicallyOverlaps | political conflict between populares and optimates in Rome ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
ⓘ
linked to:
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
|
| concludesWith | Treaty of Dardanus ⓘ |
| conflictIn | First Mithridatic War ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Appian’s Mithridatic Wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Appian's Civil Wars
Memnon of Heraclea (fragments) ⓘ
linked to:
Memnon of Heraclea
Plutarch’s Life of Sulla ⓘ
linked to:
Life of Sulla
|
| endTime | 85 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Sulla’s Second March on Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Sulla’s Second Civil War
Sulla’s civil war ⓘ
linked to:
Sulla’s Second Civil War
|
| hasApproximateForceSize | 5 legions (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Kingdom of Pontus
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| hasCasusBelli | Mithridatic massacre of Romans and Italians in Asia (Asiatic Vespers) ⓘ |
| hasCommander | Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
foundation for Sulla’s later dictatorship
ⓘ
imposition of heavy indemnities on Greek cities ⓘ strengthening of Sulla’s army loyalty ⓘ temporary restoration of Roman authority in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
defeat Mithridates VI of Pontus
ⓘ
linked to:
Third Mithridatic War
restore Roman control in Greece and Asia Minor ⓘ |
| hasOpponentCommander |
Mithridates VI of Pontus
ⓘ
linked to:
Mithridates VI Eupator
|
| hasOpposingGeneral |
Archelaus of Pontus
ⓘ
Taxiles (Pontic general) ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Roman victory
ⓘ
peace settlement favorable to Sulla ⓘ |
| hasTheater |
Aegean region
ⓘ
linked to:
Aegean Sea region
Asia Minor ⓘ Greece ⓘ |
| includesBattle |
Battle of Chaeronea (86 BCE)
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War)
Battle of Orchomenus (86 BCE) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Orchomenus
Siege of Athens ⓘ |
| includesEvent | siege and sack of Piraeus ⓘ |
| locationOfKeyBattle |
Chaeronea in Boeotia
ⓘ
linked to:
Chaeronea
Orchomenus in Boeotia ⓘ
linked to:
Orchomenus
|
| locationOfKeySiege | Athens ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman–Pontic conflicts ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sulla’s first march on Rome in 88 BCE ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Sulla’s first march on Rome ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
enhancement of Sulla’s political power
ⓘ
recognition of Sulla as principal Roman commander in the East ⓘ |
| startTime | 87 BCE ⓘ |
| usesForcesType | Roman legions ⓘ |
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Subject: Sulla’s campaigns in the First Mithridatic War Description of subject: Sulla’s campaigns in the First Mithridatic War were a series of Roman military operations led by Lucius Cornelius Sulla against King Mithridates VI of Pontus in the early 1st century BCE, which elevated Sulla’s power and set the stage for his later civil war in Rome.
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