Talk:Mithridatic Wars

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Etymology[edit]

User:Johnbod thinks etymologies don't occur in phrases but phrases are composed of words. The heading is correct at "Etymology". Catchpoke (talk) 15:14, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No, sorry dude, it isn't. "War" has an etymology, and the name "Mithridates" no doubt does, but the phrase doesn't, and the origin of the phrase combing these standard terms does not. Nor does the section cover either of the actual etymologies of the words. No more edit-warring over this please! Johnbod (talk) 15:15, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Mithridatic Wars" is a Compound (linguistics). Maybe go to the linguistics wikiproject and ask some people there and see how "etymology" is defined. Catchpoke (talk) 15:24, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No it isn't! Those are single words or hyphenated. I know "how "etymology" is defined, thank you, I have a degree in this. Please just stop. Oh, and by the way - check up on what hypocrite means - I'm not one of those; I mean what I say. Johnbod (talk) 15:30, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes you are! And the words are lexemes! It doesn't matter if you have a degree. Use some WP:COMMONSENSE. Catchpoke (talk) 15:48, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A two-word term can have an etymology the same way a one-word term can, and it's clearly the more concise header, so I re-reverted accordingly. InedibleHulk (talk) 17:59, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Revert, March 2024[edit]

@Emrahthehistorist17: Why did you do this? I worked hard for this. They are not an improvement. They are contrary to {{infobox military conflict}} guidance. They are against MOS:INFOBOXFLAG. Your protest of putting time into making the encyclopaedia worse is not convincing. Ifly6 (talk) 18:16, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Ifly6 Listen, deleting my edits doesn't help anyone, it only does harm. There is no wrong information in my edits, I'm just trying to make Wikipedia better. If you revert an edit of mine, please include a reason. Emrahthehistorist17 (talk) 18:22, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have included reasons on my reversions:

MOS:QUOTES, MOS:ERA (consistent within article; use nbsp), MOS:INFOBOXFLAG, Infobox military conflict param result guidance. Minor copyediting. Tags (primary and incomplete).
Restored revision 1195385904 by GreenC bot (talk): Rv edits contrary to infobox military conflict guidance

I have linked the guidance and quoted it to you verbatim already. Ifly6 (talk) 18:24, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Ifly6 I don't even have an idea about what are you talking about. But you seem like someone with authority on Wikipedia, and restricting me just because of your authority is a sign of injustice. And you have already deleted my edit on Mithridatic wars, congrulations. Emrahthehistorist17 (talk) 18:29, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"I don't even have an idea about what are you talking about" Then read. I hope that a self-identified researcher with the desire to edit Wikipedia has the ability to do that. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 20:19, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@AirshipJungleman29 Read what? Emrahthehistorist17 (talk) 21:21, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ifly6's 18:24 comment above. It's highlighted in green. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 22:09, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: History of Ancient Greece[edit]

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Dubious[edit]

The bellum Mithridaticum, ("Mithridatic War") referred in official Roman circles to the mandate, or warrant, issued by the Roman Senate in 88 BC declaring war against Mithridates. Handed at first to the consuls, it would not end until the death of Mithridates or the declaration by the Senate that it was at an end. As there were no intermissions in the warrant until the death of Mithridates in 63 BC, there was officially only one Mithridatic War.^{[citation needed]}

The peace treaty after the first war was accepted by all. This uncited claim doesn't make sense prima facie. Ifly6 (talk) 23:26, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]