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During the subsequent civil war between Caesar and Pompey, the Dalmatae supported the latter, in opposition to the communities of Roman settlers at Salona, Narona and elsewhere, who remained loyal to the party of Caesar. In 50 BC, the Dalmatian army attacked the Liburnians for the possession of the city of Promona. The Liburnians, who were ...
The Bellum Batonianum (Latin for War of the Batos) was a military conflict fought in the Roman province of Illyricum in the 1st century AD, in which an alliance of native peoples of the two regions of Illyricum, Dalmatia and Pannonia, revolted against the Romans.
A series of Roman-Dalmatian Wars were fought for control of Dalmatia, The first war in 156 BC – 155 BC finished with the destruction of the Dalmatian capital Delminium by the Roman army. Additional wars were fought 118-117 BC and 78 BC-76 BC, the latter finishing with Rome's capture of the Dalmatian stronghold of Salona (near modern Split ...
The second Dalmatian war was fought in 119–118 BC, apparently ending in Roman victory as consul L. Caecilius Metellus celebrated triumph in 117 BC and assumed his surname Delmaticus. The third Dalmatian war 78–76 BC finished with the capture of Salona (port Solin near modern city Split) by the proconsul C. Cosconius. [12]
The equites Dalmatae (Latin for "Dalmatian horsemen") were a class of cavalry in the Late Roman army.They were one of several categories of cavalry unit or vexillatio created between the 260s and 290s as part of a poorly understood reorganization and expansion of Roman cavalry forces.
Tony Robinson's Romans is a four-part television documentary series created by Tony Robinson about the Roman Empire. It debuted on Channel 4 on 20 September 2003, [1] and aired through 11 October 2003. This documentary programme is three hours in length, consists of four episodes and makes extensive use of research.
Many within the legions were Roman war veterans. The supreme commander of all Roman forces was future emperor Tiberius . Bato the Daesitiate unsuccessfully attempted to take Salona , and after he was defeated by Marcus Valerius Messalla Messallinus , the governor of Illyricum, he withdrew north to join forces with the other Bato, the leader of ...
The news of the great victory was greeted in Venice with great joy and celebration. Morosini was given the title of Peloponnesiacus. [10] Uniform and weapons of the Dalmatian oltamarini troops, Red coated uniform was designed for service in Terraferma, dark blue was standard service uniform. War was also fought in Dalmatia, Herzegovina and Boka.