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__//** First Mithridatic War (88-85 BC) **//__ www.unrv.com/empire/roman-victory.php **
 * Wars **
 * Mithridates VI got power in the Hellenized region of Asia Minor circa 121 and 120 BC by murdering his brother, mother, and his rivals so he could establish himself as a sole ruler to expand Rome. He took control of the northern regions and continued to push himself towards rome during the 90's BC. The first battle was against the Roman ally of Bithynia over territory in Phrygia. Afterward he attempted to take over Cappadocia where Sulla had recently placed the Roman client king, Ariobarzanes on the throne. [[image:http://z.about.com/d/ancienthistory/1/G/X/d/2/Mithridates_VI_of_Pontus.jpg width="158" height="147" align="right"]] On 85 BC Fimbria took the fight to Mithridates when Sulla continued to operate on the Greek Islands of the Aegaeum. Fimbria quickly beat the Mithridates forces. Fimbria moved to the capital of Pergamum where Mithridates was. when they got their Mithridates fled to the coastal city of Pitane. Fimbria asked Sulla to bring his fleet to block in Mithridates but Sulla had been in private negotiation with Mithridates to end the war. Sulla didnt stop Mithridates so he escaped to Lesbos. 

__**//Third Mithridatic War (73-63 BC) //**__ was the longest of the three Mithridatic wars fought between Mithridates VI of Pontus and the Roman Republic. The war ended in defeat for Mithridates ending the threats of the Pontic kingdom and which resulted in the Kingdom of Armenia becoming an allied state of Rome. Launching an attack but Sertorius revolted and swept through the spanish provinces. Lucius Licinius Lucullus was sent to deal with the Pontic threat. The only other generals for and important command would be Pompey who was in Gual marching to Hispania to help crush the revolt of Sertorius. According to Plutarch (Grancius) the Pontic army lost around 20,000 dead at the Granicus, and near a number of 300,000 people during the entire campaign.  __//Sicilian Revolt (44-36 BC)//__ ** The revolt was led by Sextus Pompeius. In 48 BC Sextus's dad Pompey got executed in 48 BC by the Egyptians. Pompey was the leader before Sextus took over. Sextus wanted to pick up where his father Pompey left off so he selected Sicily as his base and captured several cities. He created a big army and a large fleet of warships. In 36 BC Sextus fled Sicily to Miletus which ended the revolt. He himself was captured and executed in 35 BC by Marcus Titius. 30,000 slaves were captured and returned to their owners and another 6000 impaled (got their heads cut off) and got their heads put on wooden stakes. **http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_revolt ** //__Ju__////__lius Caesar (100 BC-44 BC)__//  Records say he was born on July 13, 100 BC and died March 15, 44 BC. He was born into a patrician family which claimed descent from lulus (son of the legendary Trojan prince Aeneas.) He had a thick head of hair and bright grey eyes. He was a roman military and political leader. He was a huge part of the transformation of   the roman republic into the roman empire. He was kidnapped during his early life by Cilician pirates and held prisoner in some islands. after his ransom was paid he raised a fleet to capture the Cilician pirates.  **http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar** __Caesar's__ ** __**Civil War**__
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 * In 49 Caesar civil war started, and in 50 BC the senate, led by pompey, ordered caesar to call back his army and return to Rome. On January 10 49 BC caesar crossed the Rubicon river which is the boundary of Italy with only one legion which started the Civil War. Caesar chased Pompey to Brindisium, wishing to capture Pompey before the trapped senate and their legions could escape. Pompey was able to escape caesar because he couldn't break through the barricades. [[image:http://questgarden.com/62/15/1/080310122438/images/julius_caesar_statue.jpg align="right"]]

On March 15 44 BC he was supposed to appear at a session of the senate. There was an argument towards the dictators and Caesar tried to protect them but every turned towards the dictator and started stabbing him and caesar tried to escape but they turned on him and stabbed him. the result not seen by the assassins was that Caesar's death would cause the end of the Roman Republic. The middle and lower classes who liked caesar were enraged at the small group of aristocrats that had killed their champion. **
 * __Caesar's Assasination__**
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar**