Then Mithridates VI gave Socrates command of a Pontic army, with which he invaded Bithynia, with the support of Mithridates and his army, eventually approaching the capital, Nicomedia, where Nicomedes IV barricaded himself inside his castle.
Then Mithridates VI gave Socrates command of a Pontic army. He invaded Bithynia. This Bithynia was eventually approaching the capital. This was with the support of Mithridates. This was with the support of his army. The capital was Nicomedia with a Pontic army. Nicomedes IV barricaded himself inside his castle.