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Nicopolis (Lesser Armenia)

66 BCE · 1st century BCE

Nicopolis was a city in Lesser Armenia, in modern north-eastern Turkey, founded by Pompey on the site of his victory over Mithridates VI of Pontus in 66 BCE and settled with his wounded and veteran soldiers and local people. It became a regional centre of Roman Armenia Minor and later the seat of a bishopric.

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Lesser Armenia

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Nicopolis (Lesser Armenia). In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nicopolis-lesser-armenia
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