Dorylaeus ({{langx, el, Δορύλαιος; early 1st century BC), was a commander in the

Kingdom of Pontus Pontus ( ) was a Hellenistic kingdom centered in the historical region of Pontus in modern-day Turkey, and ruled by the Mithridatic dynasty of Persian origin, which may have been directly related to Darius the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty. ...

who served under Mithridates the Great. Dorylaeus reinforced Archelaus with eighty thousand fresh troops after the latter's loss at Battle of Chaeronea. Dorylaeus wanted to bring about a battle with

Sulla Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (, ; 138–78 BC), commonly known as Sulla, was a Roman people, Roman general and statesman of the late Roman Republic. A great commander and ruthless politician, Sulla used violence to advance his career and his co ...

right away, but changed his mind after a skirmish with Roman troops.

Bibliography

*Plutarch: ''Sulla''
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*Strabo: ''Geography''

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People from the Kingdom of Pontus 1st-century BC people Hellenistic generals People of the Mithridatic Wars