Dorylaeus
Sign in to saveDorylaeus (; early 1st century BC), was a commander in the Kingdom of Pontus who served under Mithridates the Great. Dorylaeus was also a close friend and second in command of Mithridates. He 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 right away, but changed his mind after a skirmish with Roman troops.
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Dorylaeus (; early 1st century BC), was a commander in the Kingdom of Pontus who served under Mithridates the Great. Dorylaeus was also a close friend and second in command of Mithridates. He 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 right away, but changed his mind after a skirmish with Roman troops.
==Bibliography== Plutarch: Sulla, 20 Strabo: Geography, 10.4.10 Inscription: OGIS 372