History of Warfare Timeline

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  • 2083 BCE

    End of Akkadian Empire

    End of Akkadian Empire
    The Akkadian Empire who was the first ancient Semitic-speaking empire of Mesopotamia, crumbled. There is no archeological confirmation regarding why the Empire crumbled yet one reason is basically that the Akkadian dynasty couldn't keep up its political supremacy over other independently supreme city-states.
  • 1274 BCE

    Battle of Kadesh

    Battle of Kadesh
    The Battle of Kadesh was a war battled between the powers of The New Kingdom of Egypt under the leadership of Rameses II and the Hittite Empire.
  • 1213 BCE

    Death of Ramesses II

    Death of Ramesses II
    Ramesses II was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt and the most supreme pharaoh of the New Kingdom. Ramses II drove the Egyptian armed force against several adversaries including the Hittites, Syrians, Libyans, and Nubians
  • 1190 BCE

    Trojan War

    Trojan War
    The Trojan War was a war battled between the Greeks and the defenders of the city of Troy in Anatolia. It occurred amid the later phases of the Bronze Age.
  • 497 BCE

    The Battle of Salamis

    The Battle of Salamis
    The Battle of Salamis was a land and sea battle on Cyprus, won by the Persians on land and the Cypriotes and their Ionian allies at sea.
  • 330 BCE

    End of Achaemenid Empire

    End of Achaemenid Empire
    The Achaemenid Empire, otherwise called the First Persian Empire, was an empire situated in Western Asia which was founded by Cyrus the Great.
  • 323 BCE

    Death of Alexander the Great

    Death of Alexander the Great
    Alexander the Great was a ruler of the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedon. He accomplished numerous triumphs as a leader. He united Greece, reestablished the Corinthian League and vanquished the Persian Empire.
  • 200 BCE

    Second Macedonian War

    Second Macedonian War
    The Second Macedonian War was a war in which the Roman Republic made a major military effort in Greece for the first time. This denoted a conclusion to the power and predominance of Macedonia.
  • 48 BCE

    Assassination of Pompey

    Assassination of Pompey
    Pompey was a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic. His triumphs included his victory in Sulla's Second Civil War and his triumph of Mithridates. When he was defeated in the Battle of Pharsalus, he hid in Egypt and was killed.
  • 48 BCE

    Battle of Pharsalus

    Battle of Pharsalus
    The Battle of Pharsalus was the definitive battle of the Great Roman Civil War. It saw Caesar vanquish Pompey and the Senate's main army.