Battle of Chaeronea (86 BC)

The Battle of Chaeronea took place in 86 BC in the city of Chaeronea in Boeotia west between the Romans and an army of Pontus instead. The Roman troops were led by Sulla, the Pontic forces of Archelaus, the commander Mithridates'VI. ,.

Prehistory

Due to the exploitation of the Roman province of Asia ( western coast of Turkey ) by the Roman tax collectors came into Asia Minor uprisings. At the command of Mithridates 88 about 80,000 Italians were BC, killed ( the so-called Vespers of Ephesus ). Thereupon, much of Greece were in revolt against Rome.

Expiration

After initial quarrels with the Roman Senate, which first began as commander Gaius Marius, Sulla could by enforce march his troops into Rome did. With his army he conquered Greece first back ( storming of Athens 86 BC), and then won at Chaeronea on the, of Mithridates sent Archelaus. This escaped with about 10,000 Pontic soldiers to Chalcis. Sulla ended with Mithridates then but already 85 BC the Peace of Dardanus, to return to Rome to. During the battle, it was the Pontic cavalry and chariots not possible to drop the legions in the usual manner into their flank. Sulla had let stand wide trenches to prevent circumvention of its heavy infantry. When frontal fight the disciplined Romans proved clearly superior to the Pontic infantry against as.