Battle of Cabira
| Battle of Cabira | |||||||
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| Part of Third Mithridatic War | |||||||
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| Roman Republic | Pontus | ||||||
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| Lucullus | Mithridates VI of Pontus | ||||||
The Battle of Cabira was fought in 71 BC[1] between the Roman Republic and the Kingdom of Pontus, under Mithradates VI. The Roman army was led by the Consul Lucius Licinius Lucullus.
The Kingdom of Bithynia had been bequethed to the Roman republic on the death of King Nicomedes in 74 BC. Mithradates, who had long presumed the kingdom for himself, invaded Bithynia in 73 BC, putting the small Roman force there under pressure and isolating them from assistance. Lucullus was in the southern region of Cilicia and immediately set forth to confront the Pontic army. Lucullus attacked the supply lines of the Pontic forces and sent a small naval fleet into the black sea where it won a battle against Mithradates' navy. Mithradates was forced by these actions to withdraw, upon which moment Lucullus attacked the retreating and demoralized Pontic army and routed them with few Roman losses.[2]
The Aftermath
The battle was a key point in the war against Mithradates and forced him to retreat to his ally, Tigranes of Armenia.
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