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Roman battles and wars during the period of the Roman Empire; that is, from the time of Augustus.
Marcomannic Wars
The Marcomanni were a Germanic tribe that along with its allies fought the Romans under Marcus Aurelius in the Marcomannic Wars.
Battle of the Frigidus - Roman Imperial Battle Between Theodosius I and Eugenius
The Battle of the Frigidus was fought in 394 on the Frigidus River between the usurper Eugenius, backed by Argobast, and Theodosius I.
Rome's Persian Mirage
Rome's six-hundred-year struggle for control of the ancient world was one of the earliest tests of East versus West.
Hadrianopolis - Battle of Adrianopole
The Emperor Valens lost his life (somewhat indirectly) and the battle of Adrianople or Hadrianopolis in 378. This was one of the most horrendous Roman defeats.

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