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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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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