88 BCE
Asiatic Vespers: Romans massacred in Asia
In 88 BCE Mithridates VI of Pontus overruns the province of Asia and orders the killing of Romans and Italians. Ancient sources give 80,000 to 150,000 dead, likely exaggerated.
88 BCE
In 88 BCE Mithridates VI of Pontus overruns the province of Asia and orders the killing of Romans and Italians. Ancient sources give 80,000 to 150,000 dead, likely exaggerated.