Battle of Artaxata

Battle of Artaxata
Part of Third Mithridatic War
View of Khor Virap Monastery. The hill where the monastery was built is the location of now ruined Artaxata
Date 68 BC Location near Artaxata, Armenia 39°53′6.000″N 44°34′34.349″E / 39.88500000°N 44.57620806°E / 39.88500000; 44.57620806 Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic	Kingdom of Armenia Mithridates VI of Pontus
Commanders and leaders
Lucius Licinius Lucullus	Tigranes II Mithridates VI of Pontus
Strength
15,000+ infantry 1,500+ cavalry an unknown number of allies	Unknown but a significant number of cavalry and infantry
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown but higher [citation needed]
class=notpageimage| Location within Armenia Show map of Armenia Battle of Artaxata (Caucasus Mountains) Show map of Caucasus Mountains

The Battle of Artaxata was fought near the Arsanias River in 68 BC between an army of the Roman Republic and the army of the Kingdom of Armenia. The Romans were led by proconsul Lucius Licinius Lucullus, while the Armenians were led by Tigranes II of Armenia, who was sheltering Mithridates VI of Pontus, his father-in-law and refugee King of Pontus. The battle was part of the Third Mithridatic War and ended in a Roman victory.^[1][2][3]