Battle of Protopachium
The Battle of Protopachium was fought in 89 BC at the start of the First Mithridatic War, between the Roman Republic and the Pontic Empire. The battle ended in a Roman defeat and their expulsion from Asia Minor.
| Battle of Protopachium | |||||||||
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| Part of the First Mithridatic War | |||||||||
Asia Minor at the time of the First Mithridatic War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Roman Republic Kingdom of Bithynia |
Pontic Empire Armenian Kingdom | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Manius Aquillius Nicomedes IV of Bithynia |
Mithridates VI of Pontus Neoptolemus Nemanes the Armenian | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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40,000 infantry 4,000 cavalry |
250,000 infantry 40,000 cavalry 130 scythed chariots | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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10,000 infantry 4,000 cavalry 300 prisoners | Low | ||||||||
Location within Turkey Battle of Protopachium (Black Sea) Battle of Protopachium (Asia Minor) | |||||||||
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