Battle of Artaxata

When

68 BCE

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

39.95° N, 44.55° E

Description

battle between the Roman Republic and the Kingdom of Armenia

68 BC battle between Romans and Armenians

The Battle of Artaxata was fought near the Arsanias River in 68 BC between an army of the Roman Republic and the army of the Kingdom of Armenia. The Romans were led by proconsul Lucius Licinius Lucullus, while the Armenians were led by Tigranes II of Armenia, who was sheltering Mithridates VI of Pontus, his father-in-law and refugee King of Pontus.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Lucius Lucullus defeats Tigranes II of Armenia in the Battle of Artaxata”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Artaşat Muharebesi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Битва при Артаксате между армиями Рима и Великой Армении”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Lúculo derrota a Tigranes II, rey de Armenia, en la batalla de Artaxata”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “（10月6日）ルキウス・リキニウス・ルクッルスが、アルタクサタの戦いでアルメニア王国のティグラネス2世を破った。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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