First Mithridatic War

First Mithridatic War
Part of the Mithridatic Wars
The Near East in 89 BC
Date 89–85 BC Location Asia Minor, Achaea, Greece and the Aegean Sea Result Treaty of Dardanos Territorial changes Status quo ante bellum
Belligerents
Roman Republic Kingdom of Bithynia	Kingdom of Pontus Greek rebels
Commanders and leaders
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Gaius Flavius Fimbria  Lucius Licinius Lucullus Nicomedes IV of Bithynia Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia Manius Aquilius † Lucius Licinius Murena	Mithridates VI of Pontus Tigranes II of Armenia Archelaus Neoptolemus Arcathius Dorylaeus Aristion †
Strength
120,000 legionaries 5,000 Greek infantry 2,000 cavalry	310,000 infantry 20,000 Asian skirmishers 15,000 Macedonian phalanxes 7,000 cavalry 500 chariots 10,000 Armenian Warrior
Casualties and losses
c. 75,000 killed c. 25,000 retreated c. 100,000 Roman civilians	c. 350,000 killed, including civilians[1] c. 200,000+ captured or enslaved [2]

The First Mithridatic War (89–85 BC) was a war challenging the Roman Republic's expanding empire and rule over the Greek world. In this conflict, the Kingdom of Pontus and many Greek cities rebelling against Roman rule were led by Mithridates VI of Pontus against Rome and the allied Kingdom of Bithynia. The war lasted five years and ended in a Roman victory, which forced Mithridates to abandon all of his conquests and return to Pontus. The conflict with Mithridates VI later resumed in two further Mithridatic Wars.