seek shelter with his ally, his father-in-law Tigranes of Armenia. Before fleeing from Pontus Mithridates ordered one of his eunuchs, Bacchus, to make his way to the royal palace and see to the deaths of the king's sisters, wives and concubines. Lucullus continued the ongoing sieges throughout Pontus and organized it as a new Roman province, while Appius Claudius was sent to find Armenian allies and demand Mithridates from Tigranes. Tigranes refused, stating he would prepare for war against the Republic. In 69 BC Lucullus marched his legions into Armenia in pursuit of Mithridates. Bibliography Mackay, Christopher S. Ancient Rome. Rickard, J. Military History Encyclopedia on the Web. "Third Mithridatic War, 74-63 B.C." Accessed 3 September 2011. Sherwin-White, Adrian N. "Lucullus, Pompey, and the East." In Crook, J.A. & al. (eds.) The Cambridge Ancient History, Vol. 9: The Last Age of the Roman Republic, 146-43 BC. Cambridge University Press (Cambridge), 1994. Plutarch Life of Lucullus. "" Accessed 19 September 2018. Philip Matyszak, Mithridates the Great: Rome's Indomitable Enemy, Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2009. Lee Fratantuono, Lucullus: The Life and Campaigns of a Roman Conqueror, Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2017. References Cabira 072 Cabira 072 Cabira Cabira 72 BC