The Treaty of Dardanos (85 BC) was a treaty between

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and

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signed between

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (; 138–78 BC), commonly known as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman. He won the first large-scale civil war in Roman history and became the first man of the Republic to seize power through force. Sulla ha ...

of Rome and King

Mithridates VI Mithridates or Mithradates VI Eupator ( grc-gre, Μιθραδάτης; 135–63 BC) was ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus in northern Anatolia from 120 to 63 BC, and one of the Roman Republic's most formidable and determined opponents. He was an e ...

of Pontus. It ended the

First Mithridatic War The First Mithridatic War (89–85 BC) was a war challenging the Roman Republic's expanding empire and rule over the Greek world. In this conflict, the Kingdom of Pontus and many Greek cities rebelling against Roman rule were led by Mithridates ...

Defeat of Mithridates

Due the victories over Mithridates by Sulla in the Battle of Chaeronea and the Battle of Orchomenus, and re-establishing control over the Greek islands following the

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, Sulla demanded terms of surrender from Mithridates. Negotiations over the final terms of surrender were held at the ruined city of Dardanus. The treaty required Mithridates to surrender his newly conquered territories on the Greek mainland and islands, as well as the provinces of Bithynia, Phrygia,

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, and

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. Mithridates also had to pay two thousand talents from his personal wealth, and the provinces which Mithridates surrendered were required to pay an additional twenty thousand talents (equivalent to the export production for two decades).

The Treaty of Dardanos

"The concluding Treaty of Dardanos in 85 BC was built around a return to the status quo, as it had existed before the war. This meant that Greece belonged to Rome and the rebellious cities such as Athens were forced to pay huge indemnities, which accompanied the losses of any residual liberties that they had once possessed."

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Defeat of Mithridates

The Treaty of Dardanos

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