Back Batalla de Zela (67 a. C.) Spanish Զելայի ճակատամարտ Armenian Battaglia di Zela (67 a.C.) Italian Slag bij Zela (67 v.Chr.) Dutch Batalha de Zela (67 a.C.) Portuguese Bătălia de la Zela (67 î.Hr.) Romanian Битва при Зеле (67 до н. э.) Russian
| Battle of Zela | |||||||
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| Part of Third Mithridatic War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of Pontus Kingdom of Armenia | Roman Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mithridates VI of Pontus (WIA) | Gaius Valerius Triarius | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown, but a considerable force of cavalry[1] | 2 legions and an unknown number of auxiliaries and allied troops[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
7,000 men[2] 24 tribunes[3] 150 centurions[2] | ||||||
The Battle of Zela, not to be confused with the more famous battle in 47 BC, was fought in 67 BC near Zela in the Kingdom of Pontus. The battle resulted in a stunning Pontic victory and King Mithridates' successful reclamation of his kingdom. Mithridates' victory was short-lived however, as within a few years he would be completely defeated by Pompey the Great.[4]
- ^ a b Philip Matyszak, Mithridates the Great, Rome's Indomitable Enemy, p. 142.
- ^ a b Lee Fratantuono, Lucullus, the life and campaigns of a Roman Conqueror, p. 108; Philip Matyszak, Mithridates the Great, Rome's Indomitable Enemy, p. 142; Mayor, p.311; Appian, Mithridatica, 89; Cassius Dio, Roman History, 36.12.
- ^ Lee Fratantuono, Lucullus, the life and campaigns of a Roman Conqueror, p. 108; Mayor, p.311; Appian, Mithridatica, 89; Cassius Dio, Roman History, 36.12.
- ^ "Mithridates VI Eupator - Uppslagsverk - NE.se".