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Battle of Artaxata

Battle of Artaxata was a battle fought in 68 BC at Artashat, in what is now Armenia. It was part of Third Mithridatic War, which ran from 73 BC to 63 BC. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: 15,000+ infantry; 1,500+ cavalry; an unknown number of allies against Unknown but a significant number of cavalry and infantry.

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Fought68 BC
WhereArtashat, Armenia39.954N, 44.551E
OutcomeRoman victory
Belligerents20px Roman RepublicagainstKingdom of Armenia; Kingdom of Pontus
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown but higher
Part ofThird Mithridatic War73 BC to 63 BC

Where it sits in Third Mithridatic War

Battle of Chalcedon, 74 BCSiege of Cyzicus, 73 BCBattle of the Rhyndacus, 73 BCBattle of Tenedos, 73 BCBattle of Lemnos, 73 BCSiege of Amisus, 73 BCBattle of Neae, 73 BCBattle of Cabira, 72 BCSiege of Amaseia, 72 BCSiege of Sinope, 71 BCSiege of Themiscyra, 71 BCBattle of Tigranocerta, 69 BCBattle of Artaxata, 68 BCSiege of Nisibis, 68 BCBattle of Zela, 67 BCBattle of the Lycus, 66 BC74 BC66 BCBattle of Artaxata, 68 BC
17 placed engagements of Third Mithridatic War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date68 BC (year precision)
PlaceArtashat, Armenia
39.954N, 44.551E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength15,000+ infantry; 1,500+ cavalry; an unknown number of alliesUnknown but a significant number of cavalry and infantry
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown but higher
Commanders
Battle of ArtaxataBattle of ArtaxataSiege of DvinBattle of VardanakertBattle of GarniSiege of ErivanSiege of ErivanBattle of VardanakertBattle of GarniSiege of ErivanNaxcivanAğrıKarsKapanGancaGyumriVanadzorGavarr100 km39.954N, 44.551E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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In the same war

Battle of Artaxata is one of 159 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 49 in present-day Armenia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q647463, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Artaxata, revision 1378283983, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.