The Battle of Mithridades

In late 85 BC, Mithridades offered to come to terms with the Romans. Sola demanded five years' worth of back taxes at the same rate. The financial punishment left most of Anatolia deepened debt and unable to direct their wealth towards any other end than paying back Rome. With the east fully pacified, Sola began to strategize about a return to Rome. Senna however pushed his troops too hard, forced marching them through snow-dress to reach Illyria in time to block Sola's path. In one of history's little twists of fate, Senna's soldiers mutinied and stoned the four-time consul to death. This is the