Battle of Orchomenus

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Battle of Orchomenus
Part of First Mithridatic War
Date 85 BC Location Orchomenus, Boeotia (modern Greece) Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic	Pontus
Commanders and leaders
Lucius Cornelius Sulla	Archelaus Dorylaeus
Strength
30,000[1]	75,000–80,000
Casualties and losses
about 100	heavy, suggested some 15,000

The Battle of Orchomenus was fought in 85 BC between Rome and the forces of Mithridates VI of Pontus. The Roman army was led by Lucius Cornelius Sulla, while Mithridates' army was led by Archelaus. The Roman force was victorious, and Archelaus later defected to Rome. The battle ended the Mithridatic invasion of Europe. Information on the battle is included in Plutarch's Life of Sulla, chapters 20–21.