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Battle of Mount Scorobas

Battle of Mount Scorobas was a battle fought in 88 BC in what is now Turkey. It was part of First Mithridatic War, which ran from 89 BC to 85 BC. The recorded result: Pontic victory.

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Fought88 BC
WhereTurkey41.117N, 30.633E
OutcomePontic victory
BelligerentsPontusagainstRoman Republic
Part ofFirst Mithridatic War89 BC to 85 BC

Where it sits in First Mithridatic War

Battle of the River Amnias, 89 BCBattle of Protopachium, 89 BCBattle of Mount Scorobas, 88 BCSiege of Rhodes, 88 BCBattle of Delos, 88 BCBattle of Chaeronea, 87 BCSiege of Athens, 87 BCBattle of Chaeronea, 86 BCBattle of Orchomenus, 86 BCBattle of Tenedos, 86 BC89 BC86 BCBattle of Mount Scorobas, 88 BC
10 placed engagements of First Mithridatic War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date88 BC (year precision)
PlaceTurkey
41.117N, 30.633E
KindBattle, ancient
Commanders
  • Manius Aquillius (consul 101 BC)
Battle of Mount ScorobasBattle of Mount ScorobasSiege of HeracleaSiege of NicomediaSiege of ClaudiopolisBattle of PetroeSiege of XerigordonSiege of HeracleaSiege of NicomediaSiege of ClaudiopolisBattle of PetroeSiege of XerigordonBursaZonguldakIstanbulBilecik100 km41.117N, 30.633E
The recorded site, 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 Mount Scorobas is one of 159 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q968551, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mount Scorobas, revision 1370270047, 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.