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Lucullus

ancient Roman statesman and general

11 dated entries naming Lucullus, drawn from 11 separate years between 118 BCE and 56 BCE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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2nd century BC

1st century BC

  • 87 BCEFirst 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.source
  • 86 BCELucius Licinius Lucullus decisively defeats the Mithridatic fleet in the Battle of Tenedos.source
  • 74 BCEThird Mithridatic War: Battle of Cyzicus: Roman forces under Lucius Lucullus defeat the forces of Mithridates VI of Pontus.source
  • 72 BCEBattle 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.source
  • 70 BCELucullus captures Sinop, then invades Armenia.source
  • 69 BCEOctober 6 – Roman Republic troops under Lucius Lucullus defeat the army of Tigranes II of Armenia in the Battle of Tigranocerta, and capture Tigranocerta, capital of Armenia.source
  • 68 BCEOctober 6 – Lucius Lucullus defeats Tigranes II of Armenia in the Battle of Artaxata.source
  • 67 BCEPompey 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.source
  • 63 BCELucullus holds a triumph, then retires from war and politics to live a life of refined luxury.source
  • 56 BCELucius Licinius Lucullus, Roman politician (born 118 BC)source

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