What the records say
- When
- 82 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 41.73° N, 35.96° E
- Description
- battle between the Roman Republic and the Kingdom of Pontus, 82 BCE
Battle of Halys
82 BC battle of the Second Mithridatic War
The Battle of Halys took place in 82 BC, during the Second Mithridatic War. Roman general Lucius Licinius Murena became very overconfident while campaigning against Pontus and ignored orders to cease operations there. He commanded two legions. Murena launched two raids into Pontic territory.
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- Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “İkinci Mithridatis Savaşı sırasında Halis Muharebesi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page