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Imperial Roman Battles and Wars

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.

Cantabrian War - Some Ancient Sources
Some passages from ancient historians on the Cantabrian War fought under Emperor Augustus.

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