War between Pontus and its allies and the Roman Republic. It began in 73 BCE and lasted until 63 BCE (about 10 years). The setting was Anatolia. It was part of Mithridatic Wars and Military campaigns of Tigranes the Great. Those involved included the Kingdom of Pontus, Odrysian kingdom, the Bosporan Kingdom and the Kingdom of Cappadocia.
Before and after
- 86 BCEDeath of Sima Qian
- 83 BCEBirth of Mark Antony
- 78 BCEOrigins of Tabularium
- from 74 BCE to 72 BCEThe slave revolt of Spartacus
- from 73 BCE to 63 BCEThird Mithridatic War
- from 73 BCE to 71 BCEThird Servile War
- 15 October 70 BCEBirth of Virgil
- 13 January 69 BCEBirth of Cleopatra
- from 66 BCE to 217 CERoman–Parthian Wars
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- from c. 1,258 BCE to 1,180 BCETrojan War
- c. 510 BCEThe Roman Republic is founded
- c. 509 BCECleisthenes lays the foundations of Athenian democracy
- 147 BCERome destroys Carthage
- 24 August 410 CEAlaric and the Visigoths sack Rome
The era
This moment belongs to the Ancient civilizations (3,200 BCE to 500 CE), writing, cities and empires. You can also browse everything in the 1st century BCE.