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
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