Battles and Wars Waged by Romans During the Roman Republic
Battle of Magnesia
A brief description of the Battle of Magnesia.
Battle of Cynoscephalae
A brief description of the Battle of Cynoscephalae.
Battle of Pydna - 22 June 168 B.C.
Romans fought Macedonians at the Battle of Pydna
Battle of Chaeronea - 86 B.C.
Sulla fought the Battle of Chaeronea.
Battle of Carrhae
The Battle of Carrhae was Crassus' last stand.
Punic War Overview
An overview of events leading to the fighting of the first Punic War.
Punic Wars
A look at the three Punic Wars.
Battle of Naulochus - What Is the Battle of Naulochus
The Battle of Naulochus was fought between the second triumvirate and Sextus Pompey.
Social War 91-88 B.C.
The Social War was a civil war between the Romans and the Italians in the 1st century B.C.
Cimbric War
The Cimbric War was fought between Rome and the northern tribes of Cimbri and Teutones who were trying to settle in Italy.
Jugurthine War
The Jugurthine War was one of the empire-expanding wars fought by the Romans, but it was more important for its leaders than its results.
Roman Warfare, by Adrian Goldsworthy
Adrian Goldsworthy's Roman Warfare is an excellent introduction to how the Romans used their soldiers to become a world power. It also covers techniques and the organization of the legions.
Spanish Wars Chronology
A chronology of the Spanish Wars that were fought between 153 and 133 B.C.
Illyrian Wars
The Romans fought their neighbors across the Adriatic Sea in the Illyrian Wars, which were around the time of the Punic Wars.
Seleucid War 192-188 B.C.
The Seleucid War was fought by Rome against the Syrian king Antiochus in connection with the Macedonian Wars.
Tarentum and the Pyrrhic War
Tarentum was a colony of Sparta that hired Pyrrhus of Epirus to defend it against Rome.
Early Republican Wars
Major Wars during the Roman Republic.
Veientine Wars
The cities of Veii and Rome (in what is modern Italy) were centralized city-states by the fifth century B.C. For political as well as economic reasons, both wanted control of the routes along the valley of the Tiber.
Samnite Wars
During the three Samnite Wars, the Samnites and Romans fought for control of Italy during the third and fourth century B.C.
Lake Regillus Battle
The Romans won a battle at Lake Regillus in 499 (496) B.C.
Third Punic War
Information on the last of the Punic Wars fought between Rome and Carthage.
2nd Punic War
Table of Battles of the Second Punic War.
Mithridates - Mithridates Poison and the Mithridatic Wars
The three Mithridatic Wars between Rome and Mithridates king of Pontus had a lasting effect on the Roman political world.
Allia - Battle of the Allia
Gallic invasion of Rome in about 390 B.C. was known as the Battle of the Allia.
Passage From Livy on the Battle of the Cremera
The passage from Livy Book II on the Battle of the Cremera, in the Veientine Wars, in which the Fabian clan died off.
Passage From Livy on the Battle of the Cremera
The passage from Livy Book II on the Battle of the Cremera, in the Veientine Wars, in which the Fabian clan died off.
The Growth of Rome
An introductory look at the growth of Rome, how Rome expanded its power to become master of Italy.
Italian Treaties
As Rome expanded into the Italian territories, it formed treaties with the Italian peoples.
Appius Claudius Caecus
Appius Claudius or Appius Claudius Caecus was a famous and infamous Roman of the Republic.