Battle of Chaeronea (86 BC)
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For the earlier battle, see Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)
The Battle of Chaeronea was fought by the Roman forces of Lucius Cornelius Sulla and Mithridates' general, Archelaus, near Chaeronea, in Boeotia, in 86 BC during the First Mithridatic War. The battle ended with a complete rout of the Pontic army and a decisive victory for the Romans.
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Battle of Chaeronea | |||||||
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Part of the First Mithridatic War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Roman Republic | Kingdom of Pontus | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lucius Cornelius Sulla (commander) Lucius Licinius Murena Lucius Hortensius Servius Sulpicius Galba Aulus Gabinius |
Archelaus Taxiles (POW) | ||||||
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c. 30,000 men[1][2] |
60,000 men 90 scythed chariots | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
12 killed, according to Sulla (greatly disputed) | All but 10,000, according to Plutarch[3] (disputed) | ||||||
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