132 B.C.: Mithridates’ (VI) birth.

121 B.C.: Death of Mithridates V.

116 B.C.: Death of Ariarathes VI of Cappadocia. Ariarathes VII becomes King. Rome recovers Great Phrygia and Lycaonia for the Province of Asia.

112 B.C.: Mithridates takes the power and ends the regency of Laodice.

(probably) 110 B.C.: Beginning of the Mithridatic campaings in the Northern Black Sea. Annexation of the Bosphoran Kingdom.

108 B.C.: Mithridates flees from Pontus and visits the Province of Asia.

108/7 B.C.: Mithridates return to Pontus, ends with dissidence and Laodice dies.

106/5 B.C.: Paphlagonia is divided among Mithridates and Nicomedes III of Bithynia. Roman mission orders the evacuation of Paphlagonia. Galatia is invaded by Mithridates and Nicomedes.

102/101 B.C.: Embassy of Mithridates to Rome. Death of Ariarathes VII and soon after, death of Ariarathes VIII.

100/99 B.C.: Ariarathes IX, Mithridates' son, becomes king of Cappadocia. The Roman Senate declares Cappadocia "free".

98 B.C.: Interview between Marius and Mithridates in Cappadocia.

96 B.C.: Ariobarzanes becomes King of Cappadocia, but he is expulsed shortly after from the throne. Sulla's mission in Cappadocia; restoration of Ariobarzanes.

95 B.C.: Tigranes, King of Armenia.

94 B.C.: Nicomedes IV, King of Bithynia. Ariobarzanes is expulsed from the throne.

91 B.C.: Socrates Chrestus takes the Bithynian throne to his half-brother Nicomedes.

90 B.C.: Mission to restore Nicomedes and Ariobarzanes, presided by M. Aquillius. Outbreak of the Social War in Italy.

89 B.C.: Victories of Mithridates over the Roman troops and their allies. Mithridates conquers Bithynia, recovers control over Cappadocia and advances through Anatolia.

(Winter – Spring) 88 B.C.: Mithridates conquers the Roman Province of Asia, and orders the murder of all Roman and Italians.

(May – June) 88 B.C.: Athenion becomes tyrant in Athens. Mithridates begins to conquer the Aegean and most of mainland Greece. His army advances through Thrace. He besieges Rhodes.

87 B.C.: The fleet of Mithridates completes the annexation of the Cyclades. Tyranny of Aristion in Athens. Apellicon is defeated by the Delians commanded by Orobius. Sulla arrives to Greece and besieges Athens.

86 B.C.: Sulla enters Athens and wins over the army of Mithridates in Chaeronea (spring) and Orchomenus (fall).

85 B.C.: Sulla goes to Asia and concludes the Treaty of Dardanus with Mithridates.

84 B.C.: Sulla returns to Greece, after having imposed fines to the Greek cities of Asia.

83 B.C.: L. Licinius Murena reopens the fights against Mithridates, who sends ambassadors to complaint before the Roman Senate.

82 B.C.: Campaign of Murena. Mission of Callidius (apparently) to stop the war. Mithridates wins over Murena, who intended to conquer Pontus.

80 B.C.: New mission of Mithridates in Rome to try to ratify the Peace of Dardanus. The Senate does not pay attention to them.

81 B.C.: Mission of Aulus Gabinius to Cappadocia. Ariobarzanes reconciles with Mithridates and marries his daughter.

78 B.C.: Sulla dies.

77 B.C.: Tigranes raids over Cappadocia.

74 B.C.: Death of Nicomedes IV. Bithynia becomes Roman Province. Treaty between Mithridates and Sertorius.

73 B.C.: Mithridates conquers Bithynia and enters Asia. Besiege of Cyzicus.

72 B.C.: Victory of Lucullus over the fleet of Mithridates. Mithridates abandons Cyzicus and flees to Pontus. Lucullus enters and conquers most of the Mithridatic kingdom and the city of Amisus. After some clashes, Mithridates flees into Armenia.

(Winter) 71 B.C.: Mission of Appius Claudius before Tigranes. The cities of Northwestern Euxinus are conquered by M. Lucullus.

(Spring) 70 B.C.: Lucullus conquers Sinope and Amaseia. Heracleia falls into Roman hands after two years of ressistance.

69 B.C.: Lucullus begins a campaign in Armenia. Wins over Tigranes and Mithridates. Battle in the river Arsanias. Both parties request aid from the Parthians. Critics to Lucullus in Rome.

(Winter) 69/68 B.C.: Lucullus is replaced from the command. Mutiny of Lucullus' soldiers.

68 B.C.: Mithridates attacks the Roman troops in Pontus.

67 B.C.: Mithridates recovers Pontus and Cappadocia.

66 B.C.: The Mithridatic command is given to Pompey. The Romans force Mithridates to flight.

65 B.C.: Mithridates reaches the Cimmerian Bosphorus. Death of Machares. Attempts to re-organize an army. Caucasian campaign of Pompey.

64 B.C.: Pontus becomes part of a Roman Province together with Bithynia.

(Probably winter) 63 B.C.: Mutiny of Pharnaces II. Death of Mithridates