Battle of Chaeronea (86 BC)

For the earlier battle, see Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)
Battle of Chaeronea
Part of the First Mithridatic War
Date86 BC
Location
Chaeronea, Boeotia (modern Greece)
38°30′04″N 22°51′50″E / 38.501°N 22.864°E / 38.501; 22.864
Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic Kingdom of Pontus
Commanders and leaders
Lucius Cornelius Sulla (commander)
Lucius Licinius Murena
Lucius Hortensius
Servius Sulpicius Galba
Aulus Gabinius		 Archelaus
Taxiles (POW)
Strength
c. 30,000 men[1][2] 60,000 men
90 scythed chariots
Casualties and losses
12 killed, according to Sulla (greatly disputed) All but 10,000, according to Plutarch[3] (disputed)
Battle of Chaeronea (86 BC) is located in Greece
Battle of Chaeronea (86 BC)
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Location within Greece

The Battle of Chaeronea was fought by the Roman forces of Lucius Cornelius Sulla and Mithridates' general, Archelaus, near Chaeronea, in Boeotia, in 86 BC during the First Mithridatic War. The battle ended with a complete rout of the Pontic army and a decisive victory for the Romans.

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  3. ^ Plutarch Life of Sulla 19.4