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Sulla destroys the fortifications of rinieu?, ami follows the Pontic army, so as to fight a pitclieil liattle before the
arrival of Flaccus.
The armies meet near Chaeronea, ending in a complete vietory for the Romans ; the remnants of the I'ontio army fly
to Chalcis.
In the meantime Flaccus lands with two legions in Epirns, and marches into Thessaly. Sulla goes in that direction,
and the two Konmn armies encamp against each other. Flaccus, linding that his troops were deserting over to
Sulla, marclies away through Macedonia and Thrace into Asia. Hy the end of the year he had reached Byzantium
and Chalcedon.
Sulla returns and winters at Athens.
85. -In the s])ring, .Mithridates sends a fresh army to Kuboea under Dorylaiis, who picks up the renniants of the army of
Archelaus, and jjasses over to Boeotia.
Sulla meets Dorylaus near Orchonienus and after a severe struggle defeats him. The next day the camp of the
Asiatics is surrounded and stormed, only a few, including .Vrchelaiis, reaching F.nboea.
There was no obstacle now to the advance of Sulla into Macedonia and Thrace. I'hilippi is ocrnpied by the Romans ;
Abdera evacuated by the Pontic garrison, and Sidla, who takes uj) his winter ((uarters in Thcssaly, orders the
construction of ships.
In Asia, a reaction sets in against Mithridates ; and he is, besides, hard pressed hy tlic Honuuis both by land and sea.
L. Licinius Liicullus succeeds in collecting a fleet from the Syrian i)oits, Cyprus, I'amphylia and lihodes, ami occupies
the peninsida of Cnidus, a.ssails Samus, and captures Coloplion and (.'hius. Then coasting along the Troas, he has two
successful engagements with the Pontic fleet, one at the promontory of Lectum, the other at the island of Tenedus.
He is joiiicd here b\' the ships built by Sulla in Thessaly ; and thus, by commanding the Hellespont, he secures for
the Romans an easy passage into Asia ne.\t spring.
In the army of Valerius Flaccus a mutiny, instigated by C. Flavins Findjria, breaks out at Chalceilon, ending in tlie
death of Flaccus at Nicomedia, and the succession of Find)ria to the command.
Find)ria