Battle of the Lycus
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| Battle of the Lycus | |||||||
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| Part of Third Mithridatic War | |||||||
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| Roman Republic | Pontus | ||||||
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| Pompey | Mithridates VI | ||||||
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The Battle of the Lycus was fought in 66 BC between the Roman Republic army of Pompey and the forces of Mithridates VI of Pontus. The Romans easily won the battle with few losses. Mithridates later committed suicide, finally ending the Third Mithridatic War.
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