Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome

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Ancient Rome

The Battle of Lake Trasimene was a major battle in the Second Punic War. Hannibal commanding the Carthaginians decisively defeated the Romans under the consul Gaius Flaminius. The battle is one of ...

Battle of Zama

History; Ancient Rome

Battle of Zama, (202 bc), victory of the Romans led by Scipio Africanus the Elder over the Carthaginians commanded by Hannibal. It was the last and decisive battle of the Second Punic War. The battle ...

Battle of Cannae

History; Ancient Rome

The Battle of Cannae took place on August 2, 216 BC near the town of Cannae in Apulia in southeast Italy, was a major battle of the Second Punic War. The army of Carthage lead by Hannibal decisively ...

Battle of Arausio

History; Ancient Rome

Battle of Arausio, (Oct. 6, 105 bc),was the defeat of a Roman army by Germanic tribes near Arausio southern France.It was part of the cimbrian war. This battle is regarded as the greatest defeat of ...

First Macedonian War

History; Ancient Greece

The First Macedonian War (214 BC – 205 BC) was fought by Philip V of Macedon against , Rome, allied (after 211 BC) with the Aetolian League and Attalus I of Pergamon, contemporaneously with the ...

Siege of Amida

History; Ancient history

The Siege of Amida was a siege of the Roman city Amida in 359 of the Sassanids under Shah Shapur II. When the Persian forces approached Amida, the Sassanids were provoked into attacking the city. ...

Battle of Naissus

History; Ancient history

The Battle of Naissus (268 or 269 AD) was a battle between the Roman Empire under Emperor Gallienus and a coalition of Gothics near Naissus. It was a decisive victory for Rome. The events around the ...