Siege of Athens and Piraeus (87–86 BC)
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For similarly titled battles, see Siege of Athens.
The siege of Athens and Piraeus was a siege of the First Mithridatic War that took place from autumn of 87 BC to the spring of 86 BC.[5] The battle was fought between the forces of the Roman Republic, commanded by Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix on the one hand, and the forces of the Kingdom of Pontus and the Athenian City-State on the other. The Greek Pontian forces were commanded by Aristion and Archelaus.[6]
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Siege of Athens and Piraeus | |||||||
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Part of the First Mithridatic War | |||||||
Map of the Athenian city wall encompassing both Athens and Piraeus. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Roman Republic |
Kingdom of Pontus Athenian City-State | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Lucius Licinius Lucullus Gaius Scribonius Curio Lucius Licinius Murena |
Commander-in-chief: Commanders Aristion (in command of Athens itself) | ||||||
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total: 37,000–44,000 5 Roman legions[1] (17,000–24,000[2] legionaires) 20,000 auxiliaries[3] | Unknown | ||||||
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400,000[4]
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