User talk:Samtost

June 2024

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Battle of Artaxata. This means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be although other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

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I will briefly present the main episodes that I would note in book form: The Battle of Aratsani (in Armenian) Artaxata took place between Armenian and Roman troops near the Aratsani River. During the Battle of Tigranocerta in 69 BC, the Roman commander Lucullus, unable to decisively defeat the Armenian army, retreated south and camped in the province of Corduene, which had rebelled against Tigranes II the Great, in the face of the approaching winter. With the intention of giving a decisive battle, in the spring of 68 BC, Lucullus crossed the Armenian Taurus mountains and resumed the war. The Armenian army avoided a pitched battle, simultaneously disrupting the enemy’s supply of food and water with sudden counterattacks and small mountain skirmishes. The Armenian army was divided into two parts: the cavalry was led by Tigranes II the Great, and the infantry by Mithridates VI of Pontus. The Roman army was caught between the Armenian infantry and cavalry, with one constantly threatening it from the rear. Lucullus’ army wandered for more than three months in the areas between the Taurus mountains and Aratsani. In mid-September, the Roman legions attempted to cross the Aratsani and move towards the capital Artashat, to engage the Armenian army in battle in a favorable location. However, the Armenian cavalry, led by Tigranes II the Great, quickly intercepted the Romans at the crossing of the Aratsani River, halting their advance. The sides immediately engaged in battle. The Armenian cavalry initially feigned a deceptive retreat, breaking the enemy’s formation, and then launched a counterattack. The Armenian light cavalry caused heavy losses to the Romans with their poisoned and barbed arrows. After the Battle of Aratsani, the remnants of Lucullus’ army retreated south and took refuge behind the walls of the city of Nisibis. Not only the entirety of Armenia but also a significant part of the Kingdom of Pontus was liberated from Roman conquerors. The famous Roman commander Lucullus was discredited, ceding Eastern affairs to Gnaeus Pompey. Historians testify that the Romans suffered such a severe defeat that for a long time they recalled the Battle of Aratsani with horror, and after that, the Romans did not dare to attack Greater Armenia for some time. Samtost (talk) 19:11, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]