The Battle of Cyzicus was fought in 74 BC between Roman forces and the armies of Mithridates VI of Pontus. Mithridates had besieged the Roman controlled town of Cyzicus. Lucius Lucullus arrived with a Roman army and lifted the siege. Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC - 70s BC - 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC Years: 79 BC 78 BC 77 BC 76 BC 75 BC - 74 BC - 73 BC 72 BC 71... Mithridates VI of Pontus, (132 BC- 63 BC), called Eupator Dionysius, also known as Mithridates the Great, was the king of Pontus in Asia Minor and one of Romes most formidable and successful enemies. ... Lucius Licinius Lucullus (c. ...