In 88BC, King Mithridates of Pontus had 40,000 Romans killed in his attempt to kick the Romans out of Asia Minor.

公元前88年，本都王国米特里达梯国王在将罗马人驱逐出小亚细亚时杀害了4万名罗马人。

He went east because of problems in Asia Minor perpetrated by Mithridates VI of Pontus, who had designs on territory within Rome's sphere of influence.

由于在罗马的影响范围内设计领土的MithridatesVI曾犯下的小亚细亚的问题他带领部队向东行进。