{"slug": "lucullus", "label": "Lucullus", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucullus", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242819", "qid": "Q242819", "description": "ancient Roman statesman and general", "entries": 8, "years": 8, "span": [-117, -55], "span_label": ["118 BCE", "56 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 5}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "armenia", "label": "Armenia", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "athens", "label": "Athens", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "greece", "label": "Greece", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "sulla", "label": "Sulla", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-pontus", "label": "Kingdom of Pontus", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "roman-triumph", "label": "Roman triumph", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -117, "year_label": "118 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Lucius Licinius Lucullus, Roman consul (d. 56 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1328734696#Births", "title": "118 BC", "revid": 1328734696, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -86, "year_label": "87 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "First Mithridatic War: Siege of Athens (87–86 BC) – Sulla arrives in Greece and from Autumn besieges Athens. He orders Lucius Licinius Lucullus to raise a fleet from Rome's allies around the eastern Mediterranean.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1324423424#Roman_Republic", "title": "87 BC", "revid": 1324423424, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -85, "year_label": "86 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Lucius Licinius Lucullus decisively defeats the Mithridatic fleet in the Battle of Tenedos.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1303662184#Roman_Republic", "title": "86 BC", "revid": 1303662184, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -71, "year_label": "72 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Battle of Cabira: Lucius Lucullus defeats King Mithridates VI and overruns Pontus. Mithridates flees to Armenia, ruled by his son-in-law Tigranes, who refuses to turn his father-in-law in to Lucius Lucullus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1338545736#Roman_Republic", "title": "72 BC", "revid": 1338545736, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -69, "year_label": "70 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Lucullus captures Sinop, then invades Armenia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1329933586#Roman_Republic", "title": "70 BC", "revid": 1329933586, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -66, "year_label": "67 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Pompey takes over the command of Lucius Licinius Lucullus in the war against Mithridates VI of Pontus, and reaps the fruit of the latter's victories.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366933711#Roman_Republic", "title": "67 BC", "revid": 1366933711, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -62, "year_label": "63 BCE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Lucullus holds a triumph, then retires from war and politics to live a life of refined luxury.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1209877827#Roman_Republic", "title": "63 BC", "revid": 1209877827, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -55, "year_label": "56 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Lucius Licinius Lucullus, Roman politician (b. 118 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325862293#Deaths", "title": "56 BC", "revid": 1325862293, "section": "Deaths"}}]}