Battle of Nicopolis (48 BC)

Battle of Nicopolis
Part of Caesar's Civil War
DateDecember 48 BC
Location
Nicopolis
(modern-day Koyulhisar, Sivas, Turkey)
40°18′N 37°50′E / 40.300°N 37.833°E / 40.300; 37.833
Result Pontic victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic
Galatia
Capadocia		 Kingdom of Pontus
Kingdom of the Bosphorus
Commanders and leaders
Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus Pharnaces II of Pontus
Units involved
  • 36th Legion
  • two Galatian Legions
  • one legion of local troops
  • 10,000 Capadocian infantry
  • 1,000 Allied cavalry
 Army of Pharnaces
Strength
c. 30,000 infantry
c. 1,000 cavalry		 c. 20,000
Casualties and losses
67% of force Unknown

The Battle of Nicopolis was fought in December 48 BC between the army of Pharnaces II of Pontus, the son of Mithdridates VI Eupator, and a Roman army led by Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus.[1][2]

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  2. ^ Bunson, Matthew (1995). A Dictionary of the Roman Empire. OUP USA. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-19-510233-8.