Battle of Cabira
The Battle of Cabira was fought in 72 or 71 BC between forces of the Roman Republic under proconsul Lucius Licinius Lucullus and those of the Kingdom of Pontus under Mithridates the Great. It was a decisive Roman victory.
| Battle of Cabira | |||||||
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| Part of Third Mithridatic War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Roman Republic | Kingdom of Pontus | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lucius Licinius Lucullus | Mithridates VI of Pontus | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Three legions and an unknown number of auxiliaries
Engaged: Unknown (probably ten cohorts) |
40,000 men
Engaged: 4,000 men (a mixed force of cavalry and infantry) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| unknown but a lot lighter than the Pontic losses | c. 3,000 | ||||||
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