What the records say
- When
- 67 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 40.30° N, 35.88° E
- Description
- 67 BCE battle of the Third Mithridatic War
Battle of Zela (67 BC)
Battle of the Third Mithridatic War
The Battle of Zela, not to be confused with the more famous battle in 47 BC, was fought in 67 BC near Zela in the Kingdom of Pontus. The battle resulted in a stunning Pontic victory and King Mithridates' successful reclamation of his kingdom. Mithridates' victory was short-lived however, as within a few years he would be completely defeated by Pompey the Great.
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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 “Mithridates VI invades Pontus and defeats a Roman army at the Battle of Zela”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Поражение римлян у Зелы в ходе 3-й Митридатовой войны с Понтийским царством”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page