What the records say
- When
- 48 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 40.30° N, 37.83° E
- Description
- 48 BCE battle
Battle of Nicopolis (48 BC)
48 BC battle between the Kingdom of Pontus and the Roman Republic
The Battle of Nicopolis was fought in December 48 BC between the army of Pharnaces II of Pontus, the son of Mithdridates VI Eupator, and a Roman army led by Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus.
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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 “Battle of Nicopolis: King Pharnaces II of Pontus defeats the Roman forces under Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus, a loyal partisan of Julius Caesar”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “13 novembre (28 décembre du calendrier romain) : victoire de Pharnace II, roi du Pont, sur les troupes romaines de Domitius Calvinus à la bataille de Nicopolis”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page