Atlas of Battles

war, 17 engagements

Battles of Third Mithridatic War

The atlas places 17 engagements of Third Mithridatic War (73 BC to 63 BC): 9 battles, 6 sieges and 2 naval actions across 3 present-day countries, most in Turkey (14), Greece (2), Armenia (1). The most widely documented: Battle of Tigranocerta.

See them on the globe

Battle of the RhyndacusBattle of TenedosBattle of LemnosSiege of AmisusBattle of NeaeSiege of AmaseiaSiege of SinopeSiege of ThemiscyraSiege of NisibisBattle of ZelaBattle of the GranicusBattle of ChalcedonSiege of CyzicusBattle of CabiraBattle of TigranocertaBattle of ArtaxataBattle of the LycusBattle of ChalcedonSiege of CyzicusBattle of CabiraBattle of TigranocertaBattle of ArtaxataBattle of the LycusAnkaraAleppoBucharestTbilisiSevastopolNicosiaİzmirMosulAdanaKonya500 km39.555N, 34.900E
17 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

74 BC: 1 engagements73 BC: 6 engagements6 in 73 BC72 BC: 2 engagements71 BC: 2 engagements69 BC: 1 engagements68 BC: 2 engagements67 BC: 1 engagements66 BC: 1 engagements74 BC66 BC
16 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Chalcedon, 74 BCSiege of Cyzicus, 73 BCBattle of the Rhyndacus, 73 BCBattle of Tenedos, 73 BCBattle of Lemnos, 73 BCSiege of Amisus, 73 BCBattle of Neae, 73 BCBattle of Cabira, 72 BCSiege of Amaseia, 72 BCSiege of Sinope, 71 BCSiege of Themiscyra, 71 BCBattle of Tigranocerta, 69 BCBattle of Artaxata, 68 BCSiege of Nisibis, 68 BCBattle of Zela, 67 BCBattle of the Lycus, 66 BC74 BC66 BC
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 3 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
74 BCBattle of ChalcedonChalcedon, TurkeyPontic victory
73 BCSiege of CyzicusCyzicus, TurkeyRoman victory
73 BCBattle of the RhyndacusMustafakemalpaşa River, Turkey
73 BCBattle of TenedosTurkeyRoman victory
73 BCBattle of LemnosLemnos, GreeceRoman victory
73 BCSiege of AmisusAmisus, Turkey
73 BCBattle of NeaeAegean Sea, Greece
72 BCBattle of CabiraCabira, TurkeyRoman victory
72 BCSiege of AmaseiaAmasya, Turkey
71 BCSiege of SinopeSinop, Turkey
71 BCSiege of ThemiscyraThemiscyra, Turkey
6 October 69 BCBattle of TigranocertaTigranocerta, TurkeyRoman victory
68 BCBattle of ArtaxataArtashat, ArmeniaRoman victory
68 BCSiege of NisibisNusaybin, Turkey
67 BCBattle of ZelaZile, TurkeyArmenian–Pontic victory
66 BCBattle of the LycusKelkit Brook, TurkeyRoman victory; End of the Mithridatic Wars
date unknownBattle of the GranicusBiga River, Turkey

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within Third Mithridatic War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.