Battle of Lemnos (73 BCE)

For battles with the same name, see Battle of Lemnos (disambiguation).
Battle of Lemnos
Part of the Third Mithridatic War
Date73 BC
Location
Lemnos
Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Rome Pontus
Commanders and leaders
Lucius Licinius Lucullus Marcus Marius (or Varius)
Alexander the Paphlagonian
Dionysius the eunuch[1]

The Battle of Lemnos[1] was fought on the island of Lemnos[2] 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.

  1. ^ a b "Rickard, J (14 December 2008), Battle of Lemnos, 73 B.C."
  2. ^ It could also have been fought on an unnamed island near Lemnos.