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Mixed-up Outline
- The History of Rome podcast research assistant mixed up the outline pages.
- This week's episode covers Pompey's rise to greatness in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Bithynia's Importance
- King Nicomedes willed Bithynia to Rome, prompting Mithridates to seize it.
- This small kingdom held significant strategic value due to its location on the Bosporus.
Lucullus's Appointment
- Rome sent Marcus Aurelius Cotta and Lucius Licinius Lucullus to secure Bithynia and Cilicia.
- Lucullus's appointment to the east was a blow to Pompey's ambitions.