Battle Of Orchomenus
The Battle of Orchomenus was fought in 85 BC between Rome and the forces of Mithridates VI of Pontus. The Roman army was led by Lucius Cornelius Sulla, while Mithridates' army was led by Archelaus. The Roman force was victorious, and Archelaus later defected to Rome. The battle ended the Mithridatic invasion of Europe. Information on the battle is included in Plutarch's Life of Sulla, chapters 20–21. Background After his victory over Archelaus at Chaeronea, Sulla set out for Thessaly to meet the consul Lucius Valerius Flaccus coming from Italy (although Sulla was unaware he had been sent to attack him, not to join with him). On the way, he heard reports that Dorylaeus had landed at Chalcis with a sizeable fleet transporting eighty thousand of Mithridates' best troops to reinforce Archelaus. Dorylaeus wanted to tempt Sulla to fight as soon as possible, and Sulla cooperated by abruptly turning around to meet this new threat. After a skirmish with Sulla's troops, Dorylaeus b ...
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Orchomenus or Orchomenos or Orkhomenos ( grc, Ὀρχομενός) may refer to: Greek mythology *Orchomenus (mythology), the name of several distinct figures Ancient Greek geography * Orchomenus (Arcadia), also called the ''Arcadian Orchomenus'', a city of Arcadia * Orchomenus (Boeotia), also called the ''Minyean Orchomenus'', a city of Boeotia * Orchomenus (Euboea), a town of ancient Euboea * Orchomenus (Thessaly), a town of ancient Thessaly History

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