What the records say
- When
- 73 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 39.82° N, 26.03° E
- Description
- 73 BCE battle between the fleets of Rome and Pontus in the Third Mithridatic War
Battle of Lemnos (73 BCE)
Battle between the fleets of Rome and Pontus in the Third Mithridatic War
The Battle of Lemnos was fought on the island of Lemnos in 73 BC between a Roman fleet and a Mithridatic fleet; it was a decisive event during the Third Mithridatic War. The primary chroniclers of the battle are Appian, Cicero and Memnon, but there remain debates about the specifics in these different accounts.
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