The Battle of the River Amnias was a battle fought in 89 BC between Pontus and Bithynia during the First Mithridatic War. The forces of Pontus were led by Archelaus and Neoptolemus, while the Bithynians were led by Nicomedes IV. Pontus was victorious. This battle was what would later be referred to as the start of the end of the Roman rule in the province of Asia.
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