The Third Mithridatic War: The Battle of Tigranocerta, 69 BC

The Battle of Tigranocerta in 67 BC was a crucial conflict between the Roman Republic and the Kingdom of Armenia, led by King Tigranes the Great. Under the command of Consul Lucius Licinius Lucullus, the heavily outnumbered Roman forces engaged the Armenians amidst the backdrop of the Third Mithridatic War.
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[@DrKarmo]

It's insane to think about how many things happened around that time Two revolts Three wars with the last hellenes One war with armenia Two failed invasions of persia The conquest of the celts Two civil wars The end of the republic

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

YES! Your roman history videos are my favorites! Youre an amazing channel! Please consider doing the battle lf milvian bridge!

[@HoH]

Very good idea! I just might. Carrhae first, though!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

@@HoH the end of crassus. Good choice, it's just i'm a HUGE Constantine the Great fan!

[@MrBl3ki]

@@HoH You need to make more compilations, though.

[@h4zelnuts117]

Another great video. Great flanking manouver by the Romans there. They took great advantage of the bigness of the enemy´s formation and kept the initial as the vastly outnumbered force. And yet it still comes down to a few hundred men in the front lines leading the charge. These men were something else.

[@yaqubleis6311]

Tigranes the Great is among the most dangerous enemy of Rome he intro conflict with the Romans there were many battles but no real winner came out when he was very old he surrendered to Pompeuis who show him great admiration and respect and let him regin over Armenia for the rest of is life

[@paulgaskins7713]

Thank you for making so many epic videos about one of the most underrated kings of all times. I have a Pontic coin from this era with mithratides’ head on one side and his beloved horse on the other.

[@KHK001]

Great video as always!

[@cjclark1208]

Lucillus and his brave men floating like a butterfly, stinging like a bee slicing through hordes of men in comparison to his humble force. Embodiment of the principles of Virtus and Prudence!

[@bettylaselli2048]

Excellent content as always ¡ ❤

[@spicymiles1037]

At 9:22 I legitimately thought tanks were pulling up to the battle field for a second! hahaha

[@ethanpf449]

I love your channel and am very happy that you decided to continue the series, but Cyzicus should have had a video too

[@charlesjohnson6777]

Awesome video hoh

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

Super wonderful historical coverage video shared by respectful ( house of history) channel thank you for sharing

[@guycalabrese4040]

Good video - thank you!

[@robbabcock_]

What a fantastic video! ⚔🔥🙌

[@kingspore5000]

Thank you for covering this underrated, forgotten conflict

[@brokenbridge6316]

Nicely done video

[@dobriltanev9722]

Great video.

[@randywise5241]

I cannot even pronounce the name of the battle, let alone ever hearing of it. That is why I love this channel. Thanks.

[@Khachakirner1992]

We Armenians call this battle of Dikranagerd

[@sethbartley2212]

Would you consider having a voice-over to quickly read the quotes you include? I often listen in the car or while working on projects and while I can see the general visuals you provide, it is hard to read text. Love the videos!

[@WelcomeToDERPLAND]

Pontus imo is arguably the best Rival Roma ever had- Definitely competes for the top 3 position, Between Carthage, Gauls & Parthian/Persians.

[@HistoricalGameplay]

although the map is incorrect on the extent of Tigranes' empire, still a good video and nice to see a range of sources were considered, not just 'the usual suspects':) thank you.

[@CharlesOffdensen]

Btw you should do a series on the Boer wars or German East Africa theatre in WWI. There aren't too many good videos on this topics, especially on Von Lettow-Vorbeck's campaign.

[@Billy_Bob_Dan]

The guy who made the map in this video needs no raise

[@SootuKoll]

I swear the host/narrator has his own little minigames where he sees how many different ways he can find to pronounce a name.

[@DaHuuudge]

Ha! I noticed that too. 😂

[@dindin8753]

That's my man lucullus

[@flaviusstilicho397]

Can you please do a follow up video with the battle of Lycus

[@svenkaahedgerg3425]

Interesting video 👍 I would like to see a video on early Scythian battles

[@HoH]

Thanks for the idea!

[@svenkaahedgerg3425]

@@HoHI really appreciate your video and since the Scythians are close to the area it would be interesting to see their connections too

[@davidhunt8685]

Thanks

[@liberatumtaiwanae3580]

Again, another excellent storytelling. I always liked how Oscar introduced historical figures in a concise way, but you raised the bar of yourself by showing us more of the man's character here. One thing I would love see correted, the color choice, pastelish, of political entities blended into the seas and water bodies. I recommend you fade out the borders and complicated political colors after introduction. So we only see terrains, oceans distinctive. Maybe also try enhanced shading lines between landmass and big waters? Make mountain and city stand out more? 2cents.

[@ComboMuster]

Yes I was having difficulties in distinguishing the water body from the landmass. However the presentation was beautiful as always.

[@muhammadsyed5496]

Amazing

[@anthonygielty7242]

Epic retelling

[@Abuamina001]

Kudos.

[@StoicHistorian]

Great video but greater Armenia was actually much larger than that with many vassals

[@Wilhelm-100TheTechnoAdmiral]

The year 69... Nice

[@wenke5474]

Thank you for making so many thrilling videos! One question: at 2:43, it is said "Julius Caesar". Did you mean (Marcus) Aurelius Cotta (by the way the maternal uncle of Julius Caesar) instead?

[@HoH]

No, it was the "real" Julius Caesar! "Caesar then left Italy to serve in the staff of the governor of Asia, Marcus Minucius Thermus. (...) His studies were interrupted by the outbreak of the Third Mithridatic War over the winter of 75 and 74 BC; Caesar is alleged to have gone around collecting troops in the province at the locals' expense and leading them successfully against Mithridates' forces."

[@wenke5474]

This is a chapter of his life that I'd never heard of. It's fascinating! Thanks for the information!

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Can't wait for the new EU4 DLC too.

[@grindmusic88]

A Video on Caesar during his time in Asia Minor ~70 BC

[@alizawarkhan3434]

Make detailed documentary on Osman 1

[@MHG571]

As always great vid. Can you do some of the battles and sieges of "The French and Indian War"? There are a lot like Ticonderoga, Major General Edward Braddock's massacre, the siege of fort William Henry, Major General James Wolfe win in Quebec but both Wolfe and Montcalm died in the field and much much more..?

[@charlesjohnson6777]

Deff forgot me in the channel member at end though 😂

[@HoH]

Thanks for pointing it out, I'll add it right away!

[@yaqubleis6311]

Tigranes the Great even when he was old he kick the Roman out of Armenia Lucullus was defeated by him in Battle of Aratsani river Rome simply refused to fight Tigranes the Great and Mithridates the Great the posing king at the same time

[@MatthewLum11]

Probably the best in-depth analysis of this battle. However, there is another channel which claims this was the first battle in history to use napalm. I would be curious if any historians from 'House of History' can verify that. 💥🧨🔥

[@Roman_History_fan]

Could you do a video about the third macedonian war? Because I don’t understand if all of Illyria was conquered in the aftermath or only the south. Because Illyria was really big, from cisalpine Gaul to Epirus

[@dcfunhouse]

I would love to see some maps overlaid as to lands conquered by Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Attila, Genghis Khan, Timurlain and Peter the Great through the ages.

[@istvansipos9940]

great

[@hansoskar1911]

uuh. looks like Königsgrätz takes a lot of time ;) but this is fine as well.

[@Moon-li9ki]

your rome videos are fire

[@peterderidder9922]

Those times a good general could maded the difference, thos times not all army's maded use of scouts. If the armenians would have used scouts the outcomme could have been different ! Hannibal was a master in tactics and one of the greatest generals in those times. THANKS for making this vid !!!!

[@mitanshpatil]

battle of Magnesia is very underated

[@sirwolly]

When are we going to see the Prussian - Austrian war series going on ? Why all these other stuff in between. No hating, just asking. Thx.

[@user-ik8yc9qq9s]

please battle of lycus

[@somegamer1891]

How does Mithridates create an army 100-300k strong? Where does he get all that ppl?

[@54032Zepol]

Before Turkiye all of Anatolia was greek but nobody wants to talk about that

[@parsarustami774]

Even today is greek. they just speak turkic. turks are right now living in center asia. people of turkey doesn't even look turkic at all. Same with azerbaijanis. they're persians pretending to be turk.

[@makahmed7130]

Before Greek, Haitais were living in Anatolia

[@Ajaylix_history_shorts]

​@makahmed7130 honestly, they co-existed, Greeks in west.

[@Alruwaili11]

@@parsarustami774very true well said! The Ottoman Empire was a greek Persian Turks empire not only turkic

[@mmaa5109]

​@@parsarustami774and why do you think they are Persians pretending to be turks? Maybe coz you are Persian 🤔

[@northumbriabushcraft1208]

Mithradates is my favourite historical king, what a gigachad and interesting leader He was one if romes biggest rivals, on the level of Carthage when it comes to how iconic but he was leauges more powerful than the Carthaginians. There is just less surviving records on the individual battles of this war, its so sad when mitradates is so awesome. Im currently putting together the equipment of a pontic infantryman for possible re-enactnent (tbh it is similar to other greek troops with some minor changes) ive got my linothorax and will have a sarissa head soon, will need the shaft and other kit but ill soon be ready to face those poncy "legions" i mean what is a "maniple" against alexander's phalanx? 😂

[@pepebeezon772]

""""Alexander's phalanx"""" already lost at Pydna. And Mithradates didn't even come close to threatening Italy nor did he inflict disastrous defeats to Rome like Hannibal did. Calm the nationalism

[@northumbriabushcraft1208]

@@pepebeezon772 lol it's not really nationalism it's more enthusiasm, I'm not greek at all, I'm from northern Europe and my heritage stretches to Spain as the furthest south. The comment was meant to be partially sarcastic but I guess tone is hard to put across in text I would disagree about the strength of Pontus compared to Carthage. Pontus yes didn't threaten Italy but it was much further away and the Roman empire was much larger. Both Pontus and Carthage were legitimate threats in their day, both a little bit smaller than the Roman empire they contested. It's much easier to threaten Italy when Sicily is literally on your doorstep and you control parts of Spain.

[@yaqubleis6311]

Mithridates the Great The Poison King fought with Rome in the First, Second and Third Mithridatic War Who fought against Mithridates? The Roman commanders and generals who fought Mithridates in the First Mithridatic War: 1.Lucius Cornelius Sulla 2.Gaius Flavius Fimbria 3.Lucius Licinius Lucullus 4.Manius Aquilius 5.Quintus Oppius 6.Lucius Cassius 7.Lucius Licinius Murena Also (8.)Nicomedes IV Philopator but he wasn’t Roman. The Roman commanders and generals who fought Mithridates in the Second Mithridatic War: 1.Lucius Licinius Murena 2.Gaius Flavius Fimbria The Roman commanders and generals who fought Mithridates in the Third Mithridatic War: 1.Lucullus 2.Marcus Aurelius Cotta 3.Pompey Mithridates the Great The Poison King fought some of the best Roman military commander and ruler in history of Rome

[@yaqubleis6311]

@@northumbriabushcraft1208He was not Greek but Iranian descendant and he was direct descendant of Cyrus the Great the best king in history

[@yaqubleis6311]

@@northumbriabushcraft1208What country are you form ?

[@Floki_631]

Gangster move by Luculus

[@heroyan10]

You could have done a little research about Armenia's borders.

[@nestcuni]

Scandebeg please. He has faught the Ottomans in 29 battles and won all of them. I have seen one video on the battle of Torvioll, but there must be enough literature tu cover other battles.

[@HoH]

I created a video about his life.

[@C0wb0yBebop]

Please focus on Rome ! 💪 the greatest empire of antiquity

[@janlindtner305]

👍👍👍

[@Khachakirner1992]

Armenia is mentioned in the old testament as KINGDOM OF ARARAT ! or as URARTU-ARARTU-ARARAT ARMENIA

[@beepboop204]

[@JJBasco]

Where’s the next episode of the austro-prussian war???

[@fortunatusnine2012]

🤔👍

[@hulagu3068]

no wonder they keep losing.

[@johnnyredux4019]

Rome was so unstoppable when comprised of actual Romans.

[@healthmain]

Were Aurelius, Diocletian, Trajan, Hadrian, Vespasian and Constantine actual Romans?

[@johnnyredux4019]

@@healthmain I think you know what I meant - before the Legions were filled with foreigners and mercenaries, not fighting for Nation but for money and plunder.

[@bingingbinging8597]

@@johnnyredux4019dude by this time BARELY ANY ARMIES were fully “Roman” most of the troops were actually in land that Roman’s had assimilated. For example where do you think the samnites were? Etruscans?

[@sayatciroglu6445]

This map not match with the era and one more thing tigran the feste son in low of mithridates

[@TheStrategos392]

The Romans performed a wide flanking maneuver right in front of him and he did nothing? Tigranes was complete trash as a commander.

[@shamsishraq6831]

I assume his soldiers were trash feudal levies. While Roman legions could quickly march, seize heights, etc., Armenian infantry may have been only able to stand, fight, and try to push forward. In hindsight he may have kept a contingent on the heights since he had a massive numbers advantage. But in hindsight...

[@TheStrategos392]

@@shamsishraq6831 Exactly. In hindsight…….You had a superior force on your own territory and were outflanked in broad daylight by an inferior force, right in front of you. A smart commander would have baited the Romans and placed the majority of his armies in a hidden position and pounce once the Romans took the bait. I would have put a small force in front of the Romans and than patiently waited with the bulk of my army in a concealed position.

[@ElBandito]

Wow this Tigranes is a coward.

[@johnnyredux4019]

Retreated instead of charged...not a leader.

[@juansanchez5001]

Very unfortunate that the Greek Christians lost Constantinople as well as the peninsula...... At least we got Hispania back from the Moors or Muslims... or whatever 🎉🎉

[@wael4070]

😂

[@Maesterful]

I feel the same way

[@davidhunt8685]

Impossible to feed 600,000 horse or camels. This is an outrageous number as it would starve the empire to feed so many.

[@khalee95]

Ancient historians liked to exaggerate military battles and army sizes. Even ancient China with its vast wealth and size can only field one hundred thousand.

[@vahemirzakhanyan3893]

ARMENIA

[@kingslayya6876]

lost 5 to 1 embarassing

[@md.shariqulreedoy5096]

The hybrid Greeks, not actually the Greeks.

[@Dovahkino]

300thousands? It is like a phermophile where 300 spartans fighting off million persians. Guys stop believing fairy tales...

[@munga1111]

Sneaky Romans

[@612ent7]

Fake stuff bro stop adding baseless stuff as a fact or at least say it might not be true

[@Maesterful]

What are you referring to?

[@Man-ye4xm]

So is no one gonna talk about the fact that a fucking meteorite hit the battlefield

[@Billy_Bob_Dan]

That was in 74 BC

[@bartomiejzakrzewski7220]

I dont like your I.A images and arts

[@RetardatorBuzman]

Great video, but that map is just terrible. It's disorienting.

[@HoH]

What would you like to see improved?

[@jamesdunn9609]

A pack of amateurs fighting professional soldiers. Numbers don't help when your leadership is incompetent.