Mithridates VI's Invasion of Anatolia and the Massacre (88 BCE)

88 BCE · Anadolu · military

Mithridates VI, king of Pontus, had 80,000 Roman citizens in Anatolia massacred in a single day (the Asiatic Vespers); with substantial Greek support he invaded Greece.

Athens was taken during Sulla's campaign (87 BCE), and Sulla drove Mithridates back into Anatolia. | Rome's greatest sudden loss of population; the background to Sulla's march on Rome.

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What was Mithridates VI's Invasion of Anatolia and the Massacre (88 BCE)?
Mithridates VI, king of Pontus, had 80,000 Roman citizens in Anatolia massacred in a single day (the Asiatic Vespers); with substantial Greek support he invaded Greece.
When did Mithridates VI's Invasion of Anatolia and the Massacre (88 BCE) happen?
88 BCE
Where did Mithridates VI's Invasion of Anatolia and the Massacre (88 BCE) take place?
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