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These conflicts resulted in the
First Mithradatic War, 88 B.C. - 84 B.C. Mithradates lost and
had to give up all territorial claims except that of Pontus and a
few other protectorates.
The Romans got greedy and started the
Second Mithradatic War, 83 B.C. - 81 B.C. Mithradates was
able to defend himself and a peace was concluded.
When Rome was fixing to take
possession of
 Bithynia, Mithradates
started the Third Mithradatic War, 74 B.C. - 63 B.C. Mithradates lost
again and had to flee to the Crimea, his last stronghold, where he was
killed by a slave.
Julius Caesar
fought in the Third Mithradatic War.
And here is the map
ASIA MINOR
BEFORE THE MITHRADATIC WARS
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