Roman Republic - Mithridates ordered the killing of a majority of the Romans

Time: 88 BC

Place: Turkey

Details: In 88, Mithridates ordered the killing of a majority of the 80,000 Romans living in his kingdom. The massacre was the official reason given for the commencement of hostilities in the First Mithridatic War.

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