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Roman–Hunnic battles (447–452) 447 – Battle of the Utus – The Eastern Romans fought an indecisive battle with Huns led by Attila. 450 – Huns led by Attila invaded Gaul. [17] 451, 20 June – Battle of the Catalaunian Plains – The Romans with Flavius Aetius and the Visigoths with Theodoric, defend against Attila, ruler of the Hunnic ...
91–87 BC: Social War, between Rome and many of its fellow Italian allies – Roman victory. [5] 89 BC – Battle of Fucine Lake – Roman forces under Lucius Porcius Cato are defeated by the Italian rebels. 89 BC – Battle of Asculum – Roman army of C. Pompeius Strabo decisively defeats the rebels.
The Romans met them in pitched battle at the Battle of the Allia [52] [53] around 390–387 BC. The Gauls, under their chieftain Brennus, defeated the Roman army of around 15,000 troops [52] and proceeded to pursue the fleeing Romans back to Rome itself and partially sacked the town [55] [56] before being either driven off [53] [57] [58] or ...
Vandal conquest of Roman Africa; Battle of Carthage (238) Battle of Châlons (274) Battle of the Catalaunian Plains; Chronology of warfare between the Romans and Germanic peoples; Battle of Chrysopolis; Battle of Cibalae; Battle of Constantinople (378) Battle of Corsica; Battle of Ctesiphon (165) Battle of Ctesiphon (198) Battle of Ctesiphon (263)
251, Three Roman legions defeated by Goths at the Battle of Abritus, Emperor Decius dies in battle, Co-Emperor Herennius Etruscus dies in battle. 254, successful Graeco-Roman defense of Thessalonica at the Siege of Thessalonica. Successful Graeco-Roman defense of Achaea at the Battle of Thermopylae.
The Battle of Cannae (/ ˈ k æ n i,-eɪ,-aɪ /; [c] Latin: [ˈkanːae̯]) was a key engagement of the Second Punic War between the Roman Republic and Carthage, fought on 2 August 216 BC near the ancient village of Cannae in Apulia, southeast Italy.
An author believes he has discovered a previously unknown battle involving a famous lost Roman legion. Using clues from aerial photography and chance finds in fields, archaeologist and Roman ...
Siege of Capua – The Romans besiege and capture the city. 210 BC Second Battle of Herdonia – Hannibal destroyed the Roman army of Fulvius Centumalus, who was killed. Battle of Numistro – Hannibal fights Marcellus once more. Battle of Sapriportis – The Tarentine Greek navy defeated a Roman squadron trying to reinforce the Citadel. 209 BC