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Battle of Lemnos

Battle of Lemnos was a naval engagement fought in 73 BC at Lemnos, in what is now Greece. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Lemnos. It was part of Third Mithridatic War, which ran from 73 BC to 63 BC. The recorded result: Roman victory.

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Fought73 BC
WhereLemnos, Greece39.917N, 25.250E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRomeagainstPontus
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 Lemnos, 73 BC
17 placed engagements of Third Mithridatic War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date73 BC (year precision)
PlaceLemnos, Greece
39.917N, 25.250E
KindNaval engagement, ancient
Commanders
  • Marcus Marius (quaestor 76 BC)
Battle of LemnosBattle of LemnosSiege of LemnosCapture of LemnosBattle of AthosBattle of ImbrosBattle of TenedosSiege of LemnosCapture of LemnosBattle of AthosBattle of ImbrosSeresMitiliniKavalaAlexandroupoliPolygyros100 km39.917N, 25.250E
Placed at Lemnos; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Battle of Lemnos is one of 159 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q32361260, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lemnos (73 BCE), revision 1370447445, 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.