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588 BCE
Tarquinius Priscus Wars
We know for a fact that the war was started before 588 b.c. He went to war with the Sabine's eventually leading to the Roman defeat. -
Period: 280 BCE to 275 BCE
Pyrrhic Wars
Started over a tiny naval disagreement. Rome entered waters that were not allowed by a treaty with the Greeks. It showed how the Greeks could no longer protect themselves. -
Period: 264 BCE to 146 BCE
Punic Wars
Combining of three major wars. The first two wars lasted 23 years and 17 years with a 23 year intermission point. -
Period: 264 BCE to 241 BCE
The first Punic war
At this time Rome controlled all of what is today Italy. Mostly because of Romes big navy did they win against Carthage. -
Period: 219 BCE to 207 BCE
Conquest of Iberian Penisula
They were trying to defeat Carthage once and for all. The Romes excuse for the conquest was that they were trying to free the tribes from Carthage rule. When they got there though they found out they really wanted it for its resources. -
Period: 218 BCE to 201 BCE
The Second Punic War
One of the biggest conflicts of the ancient world. In one of the battles the Romans giant army was nearly destroyed because Hannibal had surrounded the Romans. -
216 BCE
Battle of Cannae
The Romans outnumbered their enemies greatly. One of the weirdest things about the battle was the calvary dismounted and fought man to man. -
202 BCE
Battle of Zama
In this battle the Masinissa had sided with Rome. In doing so it gave Rome a great advantage. The Masinissa horses were trained not to be scared of elephants which Hannibal had brought many. -
197 BCE
Battle of Cynoscephalae
It was Titus Quinctius Flamininus versus King Philip V. Shortages of people led to more older and younger soldiers too be called to battle especially on King Philips side. -
190 BCE
Battle of Magnesia
It was Scipio who was Roman versus Antiochus. Scipio had 30,000 troops while Antiochus had 70,000 Antiochuses army was very disorganized. -
168 BCE
Battle of Pydna
It was the Macedonians versus the Romans. The Romans were exhausted so they decided to make camp some people on the war council were wondering what they would do if their enemy they had been pursuing fled while they rested. The commander replied that if they fled they would be in wide open country with no cover currently they were camped at a ledge. -
Period: 149 BCE to 146 BCE
Third Punic War
When Carthage was starting to build up its fortunes again after being defeated by the Romans. The Romans wanted the money and they decided to go to war with the defeated the Carthage. -
121 BCE
The threat of the Celts
The Celts had been more towards ancient Rome stealing trade and other economical stuff. They made that an excuse to destroy them killing over 1 million. -
113 BCE
Cimbrian War picture
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Period: 113 BCE to 101 BCE
The Cimbrian War
Around 80,000 Romans were destroyed in this war. The two allies refused to combine their army's resulting in an utter catastrophe. -
Period: 112 BCE to 106 BCE
Jugurthine War
Numidias was Romes next target after Carthage was defeated they were the only power big enough to scare them. Jugurtha was a really smart guy who had many goals in his life. Jugurtha even being from a different country had served under Scipio learning Roman strategys. His fathers kingdom was left to him and his cousins so he decided to kill his cousins. There are many other things to this story but Jugurtha basically bribed his way into victory. -
Period: 89 BCE to 85 BCE
The First Mithradite War
After the Romans destroyed Carthage the next biggest threat to them was the Mithradites. At this time the Mithradites had been conquering the land around them the Romans worried that they would try to challenge them eventually. -
58 BCE
The Battle of Arar
First significant win for Julius Caesar. The Helvetian tribe had been moving in from the North I think towards Rome. Rome only had one legion protecting that side so they battled. When they arrived they asked for time to see if they could join the Romans while the Romans were building fortifications and in the end the Romans won. -
58 BCE
The Battle of Bibracte
About the same time period as the battle of Arar. The Romans were chasing the same tribes but they had no supply wagons. They relied on the cavalry to supply food. The commander was not very happy and never delivered the supply they had to return to Rome. -
57 BCE
Battle of the Sabis
Around the time they had reformed their army into one legion. The Romans were annoyed with the Gallic and German tribes because they had been raiding Rome. This particular battle was stationed at the Sabis river. The Romans on one side waiting for the tribes to come out of the forests they were hidden in. The Romans never took the bait and didn't go into the forest where they would be ambushed. But the tribes surprised attacked ran across the river creating chaos for the Romans. -
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The Battle of Watling street
After Rome had conquered the Iceni tribes they had treated them very cruelly. The final straw was when their queen and her daughters were beaten and raped. The Romans were well equipped but they had 10x more people than them. The Romans formed an arrowhead pattern and won decisively killing many. The name was because a road that ran right by was called Watling street.
