Lucullus is wary of being drawn into…

72 BCE

Lucullus is wary of being drawn into a direct engagement with Mithridates, due to the latter's superior cavalry, but after several small battles, Lucullus finally defeats him at the Battle of Cabira.

He does not pursue Mithridates immediately, but instead he finishes conquering the kingdom of Pontus and setting the affairs of Asia into order.

His attempts to reform the rapacious Roman administration in Asia make him increasingly unpopular among the powerful publicani back in Rome.

Mithridates, now nearly penniless, has meanwhile been forced to …

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