What the records say
- When
- 73 BCE
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 40.40° N, 27.80° E
- Description
- battle of the Third Mithridatic War
Siege of Cyzicus
Battle of the Third Mithridatic War
The siege of Cyzicus took place in 73 BC between the armies of Mithridates VI of Pontus and the Roman-allied citizens of Cyzicus in Mysia and Roman Republican forces under Lucius Licinius Lucullus. It was in fact a siege and a counter-siege. It ended in a decisive Roman victory.
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