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List of Roman Battles - Roy - 04-09-2007 I've recently started to compose a list of all (known) battles involving the Roman Republic/Empire, with some additional info like dates, commander, results, etc. I'll just post everything I already have here, might be useful As soon as I finish a part, I'll add it to this post. If I forgot a battle, please let me know Same if you happen to know any of the 'missing' data, or found an error - please let me know. A lot of battles are only vaguely mentioned/referenced to by Roman historians, without giving any further info about them. Because of the complete lack of any info, they're not included in this list. Battle of Lake Regillus Date: Date unknown, probably somewhere between 510BC and 490BC Location: Frascati, near Rome, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Latins or Etruscans Roman Commanders: Aulus Postumius & Aebutius Helva Latin / Etruscan Commanders: Octavius Mamilius & Tarquinius Superbus Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Latin / Etruscan Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Latin / Etruscan Casualties: ? Battle of the Cremera Date: 477BC Location: Cremera, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Veii Roman Commander: Kaeso Fabius Vibulanus Veiian Commander: ? Result: Etruscan victory Roman Strength: ? Veiian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Veiian Casualties: ? Siege Of Antium Date: 459BC Location: Antium, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Volsci Roman Commander: Quintus Fabius Vibulanus Volscian Commander: ? Result: Romans broke off the siege, to attack Tusculum Roman Strength: ? Volscian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Volscian Casualties: ? Battle of Tusculum Date: 459BC Location: Tusculum, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic & Tusculans vs. Aequi Roman Commanders: Quintus Fabius Vibulanus & Lucius Cornelius Maluginensis Aeqian Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Aeqian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Aeqian Casualties: ? Battle of Mons Algidus Date: 458BC or 457BC Location: Mons Algidus, near Rome, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Aequi Roman Commanders: Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus & Minucius Esquilinus Aeqian Commander: Gracchus Clelius Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Aeqian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Aeqian Casualties: ? Battle of Corbione Date: 446BC Location: Latium, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Aequi & Volsci Roman Commander: Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus Aeqian & Volscian Commander(s): ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Aeqian & Volscian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Aeqian & Volscian Casualties: ? Siege of Fidenae Date: 435BC Location: Fidenae, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Veii Roman Commander: ? Veiian Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Veiian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Veiian Casualties: ? Siege of Veii Date: 396BC (?) Location: Veii, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Veii Roman Commander: Marcus Furius Camillus Veiian Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Veiian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Veiian Casualties: ? Battle of the Allia Date: 390BC or 387BC Location: Allia river, near Rome, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Gauls (Senones) Roman Commander: Quintus Sulpicius Gallic Commander: Brennus Result: Gallic victory Roman Strength: 40000 Gallic Strength: 70000 Roman Casualties: ? Gallic Casualties: ? Siege of the Capitoline Hill Date: 390BC or 387BC Location: Capitoline Hill, Rome, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Gauls (Senones) Roman Commanders:Quintus Sulpicius? &Marcus Furius Camillus (commander relief army) Gallic Commander: Brennus Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Gallic Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Gallic Casualties: ? Battle of Suessula Date: 343BC Location: Hills around Samnium, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Samnites Roman Commander: ? Samnite Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Samnite Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Samnite Casualties: ? Battle of Mount Gaurus Date: 342BC Location: Mount Gaurus, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Samnites Roman Commander: Marcus Valerius Corvus Samnite Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Samnite Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Samnite Casualties: ? Battle of Vesuvius Date: 339BC Location: Near Vesuvius, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Latins Roman Commanders: Publius Decimus Mus & Titus Manlius Imperiosus Latin Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Latin Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Latin Casualties: ? Battle of Trifanum Date: 338BC Location: Caserta province, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Latins Roman Commander: Titus Manlius Imperiosus Latin Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Latin Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Latin Casualties: ? Battle of the Caudine Forks Date: 321BC Location: Caudine Forks, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Samnites Roman Commanders: Titus Veturius Calvinus & Spurius Postumius Albinus Samnite Commander: Gaius Pontius Result: Samnite victory / Roman surrender Roman Strength: ? Samnite Strength: ? Roman Casualties: Very low / none Samnite Casualties: Very low / none Battle of Lautulae Date: 316BC Location: Near Terracina, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Samnites Roman Commander: Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus Samnite Commander: ? Result: Samnite victory Roman Strength: ? Samnite Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Samnite Casualties: ? Battle of Lake Vadimo Date: 310BC Location: Lake Vadimo, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Etruscans Roman Commander: Lucius Papirius Cursor Etruscan Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Etruscan Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Etruscan Casualties: ? Battle of Bovianum Date: 305BC Location: Bovianum, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Samnites Roman Commanders: Curvus Paetinus & Postumius Megellus Samnite Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Samnite Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Samnite Casualties: ? Battle of Camerinum Date: 298BC Location: Camerinum, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Samnites Roman Commander: Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus Samnite Commander: ? Result: Samnite victory Roman Strength: ? Samnite Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Samnite Casualties: ? Battle of Sentinum Date: 295BC Location: Sentinum, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Samnites & Gauls Roman Commanders: Decimus Mus & Fabius Maximus Rullianus Samnite & Gallic Commander: Egnatius Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: around 38000 Samnite & Gallic Strength: around 38000 Roman Casualties: ? Samnite & Gallic Casualties: ? Battle of Aquilonia Date: 293BC Location: Aquilonia, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Samnites Roman Commander: Lucius Papirius Cursor Samnite Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Samnite Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Samnite Casualties: ? First Battle of Arretium (Siege?) Date: 284BC Location: Arretium, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Gauls (Senones) Roman Commander: Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter Gallic Commander: Britomaris Result: Gallic victory Roman Strength: 5000 Gallic Strength: 8000 Roman Casualties: 3500-4000 Gallic Casualties: 1200-2000 Second Battle of Arretium (Siege?) Date: 283BC Location: Arretium, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Gauls (Senones) Roman Commander: Publius Cornelius Dolabella Gallic Commander: Britomaris Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Gallic Strength: 6000-6800? Roman Casualties: ? Gallic Casualties: ? Battle of Lake Vadimo Date: 283BC Location: Lake Vadimo, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Etruscans & Gauls (Boii) Roman Commander: Publius Cornelius Dolabella Etruscan & Gallic Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: Etruscan & Gallic Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Etruscan & Gallic Casualties: ? Battle of Populonia Date: 282BC Location: Populonia, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Etruscans Roman Commander: ? Etruscan Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Etruscan Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Etruscan Casualties: ? Battle of Heraclea Date: 280BC Location: Heraclea, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Epirus & Magna Graecia Roman Commander: Publius Valerius Laevinus Greek & Epirote Commander: Pyrrhus of Epirus Result: Greek & Epirote victory Roman Strength: 29000 infantry, 6000 cavalry Greek & Epirote Strength: 31500 infantry, 4000 cavalry, 20 elephants Roman Casualties: 7000 dead Greek & Epirote Casualties: 4000 dead Battle of Asculum Date: 279BC Location: Asculum, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Epirus & Magna Graecia Roman Commander: Publius Decimus Mus Greek & Epirote Commander: Pyrrhus of Epirus Result: Greek & Epirote victory Roman Strength: 40000 infantry & cavalry, 300 anti-elephants chariots Greek & Epirote Strength: 40000 infantry and cavalry, 20 elephants Roman Casualties: 6000 dead Greek & Epirote Casualties: 3500 dead Battle of Beneventum Date: 275BC Location: Beneventum, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Epirus & Magna Graecia Roman Commander: Manius Curius Dentatus Greek & Epirote Commander: Pyrrhus of Epirus Result: Inconclusive (Roman victory?) Roman Strength: ? Greek & Epirote Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Greek & Epirote Casualties: ? Battle of Agrigentum Date: 261BC Location: Agrigentum, Sicily Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commanders: Lucius Postumius Megellus & Quintus Mamilius Vitulus Carthaginian Commanders: Hanno & Hannibal Gisco Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 40000 Carthaginian Strength: 50000 infantry,6000 cavalry,6000 elephants+garrison of Agrigentum Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: 3500 Naval Battle of the Lipari Islands Date: 260BC Location: Lipari harbour, Sicily Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina Carthaginian Commanders: Boodes & Hannibal Gisco Result: Carthaginian victory Roman Strength: 17 ships Carthaginian Strength: 20 ships Roman Casualties: Fleet captured Carthaginian Casualties: ? Naval Battle of Mylae Date: 260BC Location: Offshore Mylae, Sicily Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Gaius Duilius Carthaginian Commander: Hannibal Gisco Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: About 120 ships Carthaginian Strength: About 130 ships Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? Naval Battle of Cape Ecnomus Date: 256BC Location: Offshore Cape Ecnomus, Sicily Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commanders: Marcus Atilius Regulus & Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus Carthaginian Commanders: Hamilcar & Hanno Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: About 330 ships Carthaginian Strength: About 350 ships Roman Casualties: 24 ships sunk Carthaginian Casualties: 30 ships sunk, 65 ships captured Battle of Adis Date: 255BC Location: Hills outside Adis, Africa Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Marcus Atilius Regulus Carthaginian Commanders: Hasdrubal & Bostar & Hamilcar Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 15000 infantry, 500 cavalry Carthaginian Strength: 5000 infantry, 500 cavalry, unknown number of elephants Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: Most of the infantry Battle of Tunis Date: 255BC Location: Tunis, Africa Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Marcus Atilius Regulus Carthaginian Commander: Xanthippus Result: Carthaginian victory Roman Strength: 15000 infantry, 500 cavalry Carthaginian Strength: 12000 infantry, 4000 cavalry, 100 elephants Roman Casualties: 12000 dead, 500 captured Carthaginian Casualties: 800 dead Battle of Panormus Date: 251BC Location: Panormus, Sicily Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Lucius Caecilius Metellus Carthaginian Commander: Hasdrubal Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: ?, including elephants Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? Naval Battle of Drepana Date: 249BC Location: Offshore Drepana, Sicily Combatants: Roman republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Publius Claudius Pulcher Carthaginian Commanders: Ad herbal & Hamilcar Barca Result: Carthaginian victory Roman Strength: about 120 ships Carthaginian Strength: about 120 ships Roman Casualties: 93 ships captured or sunk Carthaginian Casualties: none Battle of Lilybaeum Date: ? Location: Lilybaeum, Sicily Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: ? Carthaginian Commander: ? Result: ? Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? Battle of Drepana Date: ? Location: Drepana, Sicily Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: ? Carthaginian Commander: ? Result: ? Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? Battle of Mount Ercte Date: ? Location: Near Mount Ercte, Sicily Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: ? Carthaginian Commander: ? Result: ? Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? First Battle of Mount Eryx Date: ? Location: Near Mount Eryx, Sicily Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: ? Carthaginian Commander: ? Result: ? Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? Battle of Tarentum Date: ? Location: Tarentum, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: ? Carthaginian Commander: ? Result: ? Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? Second Battle of Mount Eryx Date: ? Location: Near Mount Eryx, Sicily Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: ? Carthaginian Commander: ? Result: ? Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? Naval Battle of the Aegates Islands Date: March 10, 241 BC Location: Aegadian Islands, Sicily Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Gaius Lutatius Catulus Carthaginian Commander: Hanno the Great Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: About 200 ships Carthaginian Strength: About 250 ships Roman Casualties: 30 ships sunk Carthaginian Casualties: 50 ships sunk, 70 ships captured First Illyrian War (can't find good info about the battles) Date: 229BC-228BC Location: Illyria Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Illyria Roman Commanders: Lucius Postumius Albinus & Gnaeus Fulvius Centumalus Illyrian Commander: Teuta Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Illyrian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Illyrian Casualties: ? Second Illyrian War (can't find good info about the battles) Date: 220BC-219BC Location: Illyria Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Illyria Roman Commander: Lucius Aemilius Paullus Illyrian Commander: Demetrius of Pharos Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Illyrian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Illyrian Casualties: ? Battle of Faesulae Date: 225BC Location: Faesulae, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Gauls Roman Commanders: Lucius Aemilius & an unknown Praetor Gallic Commander: ? Result: Gallic victory Roman Strength: 6000 commanded by the Praetor + a full consular army (size unknown) Gallic Strength: 10000? Roman Casualties: ? Gallic Casualties: ? Battle of Telamon Date: 224BC Location: Telamon, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Gauls Roman Commanders: Atilius Regulus & Aemilius Papus Gallic Commanders: Concolitanus & Aneorestus Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 70000 infantry, 5400 cavalry Gallic Strength: 50000 infantry, 4000 cavalry Roman Casualties: ? Gallic Casualties: 40000 killed, 10000 captured Battle of Clastidium Date: 222BC Location: Clastidium, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Gauls Roman Commander: Marcus Claudius Marcellus Gallic Commander: Viridomarus Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Gallic Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Gallic Casualties: ? Naval Battle of Lilybaeum Date: 218 BC, Spring Location: Near Lilybaeum, Sicily Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Amellius, Praetor of Sicily Carthaginian Commander: ? Result: Roman Victory Roman Strength: 35 Quinqueremes Carthaginian Strength: 20 Quinqueremes and Triremes Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: 7 ships captured Battle of Ticinus Date: 218 BC, November Location: Ticinus River, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Publius Cornelius Scipio the elder Carthaginian Commander: Hannibal Barca Result: Carthaginian Victory Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: 6000 cavalry Roman Casualties: Minimal Carthaginian Casualties: Minimal Battle of Trebia Date: 218 BC, 18 December Location: Trebbia River, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Tiberius Sempronius Longus Carthaginian Commander: Hannibal Barca Result: Carthaginian Victory Roman Strength: 36000-38000 infantry, 4000 cavalry Carthaginian Strength: 10000 cavalry, 28000 infantry, 30 elephants Roman Casualties: 20000 Carthaginian Casualties: Unknown, but low Battle of Cissa Date: 218 BC, Fall Location: Cissa, Spain Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus Carthaginian Commander: Hanno Result: Roman Victory Roman Strength: 20000 infantry, 2200 cavalry Carthaginian Strength: 10000 infantry, 1000 cavalry Roman Casualties: Unknown, light Carthaginian Casualties: 6000 killed, 2000 captured Battle of Lake Trasimene Date: 217 BC, June 24 Location: Lake Trasimeno, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Gaius Flaminius Carthaginian Commander: Hannibal Barca Result: Carthaginian Victory Roman Strength: 30000-40000 Carthaginian Strength: 30000 Roman Casualties: 15000 killed or drowned, 15000 captured Carthaginian Casualties: 1500 Naval Battle of Ebro River Date: 217 BC, Spring Location: Mouth of Ebro River, Spain Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus Carthaginian Commander: Himilco Result: Decisive Roman Victory Roman Strength: 55 Quinqueremes and Triremes Carthaginian Strength: 40 Quinqueremes Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: 4 sunk, 25 captured Battle of Ager Falernus Date: 217 BC, Summer Location: Mount Callicula, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Quintus Fabius Maximus Carthaginian Commander: Hannibal Barca Result: Carthaginian Victory Roman Strength: 4000 infantry, plus reserves Carthaginian Strength: 2000 infantry, 2000 oxen, 2000 camp followers Roman Casualties: 1000+ Carthaginian Casualties: light Battle of Geronium Date: 217 BC, Fall Location: Geronium, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commanders: Marcus Minucius Rufus & Quintus Fabius Maximus Carthaginian Commander: Hannibal Barca Result: Tactical Carthaginian victory, strategic draw Roman Strength: 4 legions + 4 in reserve Carthaginian Strength: 36000 infantry, 10000 cavalry Roman Casualties: Severe Carthaginian Casualties: ? Battle of Cannae Date: 216 BC, Tuesday, August 2 Location: Cannae, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commanders: Gaius Terentius Varro & Lucius Aemilius Paullus Carthaginian Commander: Hannibal Barca Result: Decisive Carthaginian Victory Roman Strength: 86400-87000 men (16 Roman & Allied legions) Carthaginian Strength: 40000 heavy infantry, 6000 light infantry, 8000 cavalry Roman Casualties: 50000-70000 killed, 11000 captured Carthaginian Casualties: 6000 killed, 10000 wounded Battle of Nola (Siege) Date: 216 BC Location: Nola, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Marcus Claudius Marcellus Carthaginian Commander: Hannibal Barca Result: Roman Victory Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? Battle of Dertosa Date: 215 BC, Spring Location: Tortosa, Spain Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commanders: Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus, Publius Cornelius Scipio Carthaginian Commander: Hasdrubal Barca Result: Roman Victory Roman Strength: 30000 infantry, 3000 cavalry Carthaginian Strength: 25000 infantry, 4000 cavalry, 20 elephants Roman Casualties: Heavy Carthaginian Casualties: Heavy Battle of Nola (Siege) Date: 215 BC Location: Nola, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Marcus Claudius Marcellus Carthaginian Commander: Hannibal Barca Result: Roman Victory Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? Battle of Cornus Date: 215 BC, Fall Location: Cornus, Sardinia Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Titus Manlius Torquatus Carthaginian Commander: Hasdrubal The Bald Result: Roman Victory Roman Strength: 20000 infantry, 1200 cavalry Carthaginian Strength: 15000 infantry, 1500 cavalry, unknown amount of Sardinians Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: Most killed or captured Naval Battle of Sardinia Sea Date: 215 BC, Fall Location: Somewhere between Sardinia and Africa Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Titus Ocatilius Crassus Carthaginian Commander: ? Result: Roman Victory Roman Strength: 100 Quinqueremes (Sicilian contingent of the Roman fleet) Carthaginian Strength: 60 Quinqueremes and unknown number of transports Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: 7 Ships captured Battle of Nola (Siege) Date: 214 BC Location: Nola, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Marcus Claudius Marcellus Carthaginian Commander: Hannibal Barca Result: Roman Victory Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? Battle of Beneventum Date: 214 BC Location: Benevento, Campania, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Tiberius Gracchus Carthaginian Commander: Hanno Result: Roman Victory Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? Battle of Tarentum (Siege) Date: 212 BC Location: Tarentum, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Marcus Livius Carthaginian Commander: Hannibal Barca Result: Carthaginian Victory Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: 10000 Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? First Battle of Capua Date: 212 BC Location: Capua, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commanders: Quintus Fulvius Flaccus & Appius Claudius Pulcher Carthaginian Commander: Hannibal Barca Result: Carthaginian Victory Roman Strength: 40000 Carthaginian Strength: 30000 Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? Battle of the Silarus Date: 212 BC Location: Near Sele River, Campania, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Marcus Centenius Penula Carthaginian Commander: Hannibal Barca Result: Carthaginian Victory Roman Strength: 16000 Carthaginian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: 15000 Carthaginian Casualties: ? Battle of Herdonia Date: 212 BC Location: Ordonia, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Gnaeus Fulvius Flaccus Carthaginian Commander: Hannibal Barca Result: Decisive Carthaginian Victory Roman Strength: 18000 Carthaginian Strength: 20000-30000 Roman Casualties: 16000 Carthaginian Casualties: Low Siege of Syracuse Date: 214 BC – 212 BC Location: Syracuse, Sicily Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Syracuse Roman Commander: Marcus Claudius Marcellus Syracusan Commander: ? Result: Roman Victory Roman Strength: ? Syracusan Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Syracusan Casualties: ? Battle of the Upper Baetis Date: 211BC Location: Near the Upper Baetis, Spain Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commanders: Publius Cornelius Scipio & Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus Carthaginian Commanders: Hasdrubal Barca & Mago Barca & Hasdrubal Gisco Result: Carthaginian victory Roman Strength: 50000 infantry, 3000 cavalry Carthaginian Strength: 42500 infantry, 3000 cavalry Roman Casualties: 22000 Carthaginian Casualties: ? Second Battle of Capua (Siege) Date: 211BC Location: Capua, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: ? Carthaginian Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? Second Battle of Herdonia Date: 210BC Location: Herdonia, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Fulvius Centumalus Carthaginian Commander: Hannibal Barca Result: Carthaginian victory Roman Strength: 20000 Carthaginian Strength: 30000 Roman Casualties: 7000-13000 killed, 3000-7000 captured Carthaginian Casualties: ? Battle of Cartagena Date: ? Location: Cartagena, Spain Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: ? Carthaginian Commander: ? Result: ? Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? Battle of Numistro Date: 210BC Location: Numistro, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Marcus Claudius Marcellus Carthaginian Commander: Hannibal Barca Result: Inconclusive Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? Battle of Asculum Date: 209BC Location: Asculum, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Marcus Claudius Marcellus Carthaginian Commander: Hannibal Barca Result: Indecisive Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? First Battle of Lamia Date: 209BC Location: Lamia, Greece Combatants: Roman Republic & Aetolia & Pergamum vs. Macedonia Roman & Aetolian & Pergamum Commander: Phyrrhias Macedonian Commander: Philippos V Result: Macedonian victory Roman & Aetolian & Pergamum Strength: ? Macedonian Strength: ? Roman & Aetolian & Pergamum Casualties: ? Macedonian Casualties: ? Second Battle of Lamia Date: 209BC Location: Lamia, Greece Combatants: Roman Republic & Aetolia & Pergamum vs. Macedonia Roman & Aetolian & Pergamum Commander: Pyrrhias Macedonian Commander: Philippos V Result: Macedonian victory Roman & Aetolian & Pergamum Strength: ? Macedonian Strength: ? Roman & Aetolian & Pergamum Casualties: ? Macedonian Casualties: ? Battle of Baecula Date: 208BC Location: Baecula, Spain Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major Carthaginian Commander: Hasdrubal Barca Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 35000 Carthaginian Strength: 25000 + Spanish allies Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: About 6000 killed, 10000 captured Battle of Grugentum Date: 207BC Location: Grugentum, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Gaius Claudius Nero Carthaginian Commander: Hannibal Barca Result: Indecisive Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? Battle of the Metaurus Date: 207BC Location: Near Metaurus River, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commanders: Gaius Claudius Nero & Marcus Livius Salinator Carthaginian Commander: Hasdrubal Barca Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 37000 Carthaginian Strength: 30000 Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: 10000 Battle of Ilipa Date: 206BC Location: Ilipa, Spain Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major Carthaginian Commanders: Mago Barca & Hasdrubal Gisco & Masinissa Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 43000 Carthaginian Strength: 54000-70000 + Numidian and Spanish allies Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: Entire army destroyed Battle of Crotona Date: 204BC Location: Crotona, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Sempronius Tuditanus Carthaginian Commander: Hannibal Barca Result: Indecisive Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? Battle of Bagbrades Date: 203BC Location: Northern Africa Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major Carthaginian Commanders: Hasdrubal Gisco & Syphax Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? Battle of Cirta Date: 203BC Location: Northern Africa Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commanders: Gaius Laelius & Masinissa Carthaginian Commander: Syphax Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? Po Valley Raid Date: 203BC Location: Po Valley, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: ? Carthaginian Commander: Hannibal Barca? Result: ? Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? Battle of the Great Plains Date: 203BC Location: Near Utica, Northern Africa Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commandersublius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major &Masinissa & Gaius Laelius Carthaginian Commanders: Hasdrubal & Syphax Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Carthaginian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Carthaginian Casualties: ? Battle of Zama Date: 202BC, October 19 Location: Zama, near Carthage, Northern Africa Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commanders: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major & Masinissa Carthaginian Commander: Hannibal Barca Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 34000 infantry, 9000 cavalry Carthaginian Strength: 50000 infantry, 4000 cavalry, 80 elephants Roman Casualties: 1500 killed, 4000 wounded Carthaginian Casualties: 20000 killed, 11000 wounded, 15000 captured Battle of Cremona Date: 200BC Location: Cremona, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Gauls Roman Commander: ? Gallic Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Gallic Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Gallic Casualties: ? Battle of the Aous Date: 198BC Location: Illyria Combatants: Roman Republic ( + Pergamum & Rhodes?) vs. Macedonia Roman Commander: Titus Quinctius Flaminius Macedonian Commander: Philippos V Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Macedonian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Macedonian Casualties: ? Battle of Cynoscephalae Date: 197BC Location: Thessaly, Greece Combatants: Roman Republic & Pergamum & Rhodes vs. Macedonia Roman Commander: Titus Quinctus Flaminius Macedonian Commander: Philippos V Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 33400, including elephants MacedonianStrength: 23500 infantry, 2000 cavalry Roman Casualties: 700 Macedonian Casualties: 8000 killed, 5000 captured Battle of Mutina Date: 194BC Location: Mutina, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Gauls Roman Commander: ? Gallic Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Gallic Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Gallic Casualties: ? Battle of Gythium Date: 195BC Location: Gythium, Greece Combatants: Roman Republic & Achaean League & Rhodes & Pergamum & Macedon vs. Sparta Roman & Allied Commanders: Titus Quinctius Flaminius & Eumenes II of Pergamum Spartan Commanders: Dexagoridas & Gorgopas Result: Roman & Allied victory Roman & Allied Strength: about 50000 Spartan Strength: ? Roman Casualties: Spartan Casualties: ? Battle of Thermopylae Date: 191BC Location: Thermopylae, Greece Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Seleucid Empire Roman Commander: Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus Seleucid Commander: Antiochus III Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 22000 Seleucid Strength: 10500 + allies Roman Casualties: 200? Seleucid Casualties: 10000 (killed & captured) Naval Battle of the Eurymedon Date: 190BC Location: Eurymedon River, current Turkey Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Seleucid Empire Roman Commander: Lucius Aemilius Regilius Seleucid Commander: Hannibal Barca Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Seleucid Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Seleucid Casualties: ? Naval Battle of Myonessus Date: 190BC Location: Myonessus Combatants: Roman Republic & Rhodes vs. Seleucid Empire Roman & Rhodian Commanders: Lucius Aemilius Regilius & Eudores Seleucid Commander: Polyxenidas Result: Roman & Rhodian victory Roman & Rhodian Strength: 58 Roman ships, 25 Rhodian ships Seleucid Strength: 90 ships Roman & Rhodian Casualties: 2 ships sunk Seleucid Casualties: 16 ships sunk, 13 ships captured Battle of Magnesia Date: 190BC, December Location: Magnesia ad Sipylum, Lydia Combatants: Roman Republic & Pergamum vs. Seleucid Empire Roman & Pergamum Commanders: Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus & Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major & Eumenes II Seleucid Commander: Antiochus III Result: Roman victory Roman & Pergamum Strength: 49000 infantry, 5000 cavalry, 16 elephants Seleucid Strength: 23700 infantry, 12000 cavalry, 54 elephants, scythed chariots Roman & Pergamum Casualties: ? Seleucid Casualties: ? Conquest of Galatia (can't find info about the battles) Date: 189BC Location: Galatia Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Galatia Roman Commander: Manlius Vulso Galatian Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Galatian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: Galatian Casualties: ? Conquest of Istria Date: 177BC Location: Istria, Illyria Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Illyria Roman Commander: ? Illyrian Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Illyrian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Illyrian Casualties: ? Battle of Callicinus Date: 171BC Location: Callicinus? Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Macedonia Roman Commander: Publius Licinius Crassus Macedonian Commander: Perseus Result: Macedonian victory Roman Strength: ? Macedonian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Macedonian Casualties: ? Invasion Attempt of Macedonia Date: 169BC Location: Macedonia? Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Macedonia Roman Commander: Quintus Marcius Philippus Macedonian Commander: ? Result: Macedonian victory Roman Strength: ? macedonian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Macedonian Casualties: ? Battle of Scodra Date: 168BC Location: Scodra, Illyria Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Illyria Roman Commander: ? Illyrian Commander: Gentius Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Illyrian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Illyrian Casualties: ? Battle of Pydna Date: 168BC, June 22 Location: Pydna, Greece Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Macedonia Roman Commander: Lucius Aemilius Paulus Macedonicus Macedonian Commander: Persues Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 33400 infantry, 4600 cavalry Macedonian Strength: 40000 infantry, 4000 cavalry Roman Casualties: over 1000 dead, numerous wounded Macedonian Casualties: 25000 killed & wounded Battle against the Apuani Date: 155BC Location: ? Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Apuani Roman Commander: Marcus Claudius Marcellus Apuanian Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Apuanian Roman Strength: ? Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Apuanian Casualties: ? Battle against the Dalmatians Date: 155BC Location: Dalmatia? Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Dalmatians Roman Commander: Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum Dalmatian Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Dalmatian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Dalmatian Casualties: ? Battle against the Lusitanians & Celtiberians Date: 151 BC Location: Spain Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Lusitanians & Celtiberians Roman Commander: Marcus Claudius Marcellus Lusitanian & Celtiberian Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Lusitanian & Celtiberian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Lusitanian & Celtiberian Casualties: ? Battle of Pydna Date: 148BC Location: Pydna, Greece Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Macedonian rebels Roman Commander: Quintus Caecilius Metellus Rebel Commander: Andriscus Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Macedonian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Macedonian Casualties: ? Siege of Carthage Date: 149BC/148BC-146BC, Spring Location: Carthage, Northern Africa Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Carthage Roman Commander: Publius Scipio Aemilianus Numantinus Africanus Carthaginian Commander: Hasdrubal Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 40000 Carthaginian Strength: 90000 Roman Casualties: 17000 Carthaginian Casualties: 62000 Battle against the Celtiberians Date: 144BC Location: Spain Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Celtiberians Roman Commander: Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celtiberian Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Celtiberian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Celtiberian Casualties: ? Battle against the Numantians Date: 133 BC Location: Numantia? Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Numantia Roman Commander: Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus Numantian Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Numantian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Numantian Casualties: ? First Servile War (can't find info about the battles) Date: 135BC-132BC Location: Sicily Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Rebel Slaves Roman Commanders: Lucius Calpurnius Piso &Publius Rupilius &Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numanticus Rebel Commanders: Eunus & Cleon Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Rebel Strength: 200000? Roman Casualties: ? Rebel Casualties: ? Battle against the Iapydes Date: 129 BC? Location: Illyria Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Iapydes (Illyrians) Roman Commander: Caius Sempronius Tuditanus Iapyde Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Iapyde Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Iapyde Casualties: ? Revolt of Fregellae (Siege?) Date: 124 BC Location: Fregellae, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Fregellae Roman Commander: ? Fregellaian Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Fregellaian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Fregellaian Casualties: ? Battle against the Arverni & Allobroges Date: 121BC Location: Transalpine Gaul Combatants: Roman Republic (& Aedui allies?) vs. Arverni & Allobroges Roman Commander: Quintus Fabius Maximus Gallic Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Gallic Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Gallic Casualties: ? Battle against Barbarian Tribes Date: 115BC Location: Spain Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Spanish Barbarian tribes Roman Commander: Gaius Marius Barbarian Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Barbarian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Barbarian Casualties: ? Battle of the Drava Valley Date: 113BC Location: Drava Valley Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Cimbri Roman Commander: Gaius Papirius Carbo Cimbrian Commander: ? Result: Cimbrian victory Roman Strength: ? Cimbrian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Cimbrian Casualties: ? Battle against the Numidians Date: 110BC Location: ? Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Numidia Roman Commander: Aulus Postumius Albinus Numidian Commander: Jugurtha Result: Numidian victory Roman Strength: ? Numidian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Numidian Casualties: ? Battle of the Rhodanus Date: 109BC Location: Near Rhodanus (Rhone) River, Gaul Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Cimbri & Teutones (& Helvetii?) Roman Commander: Marcus Junius Silanus Cimbrian & Teutonic Commander: ? Result: Cimbrian & Teutonic victory Roman Strength: ? Cimbrian & Teutonic Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Cimbrian & Teutonic Casualties: ? Battle of Suthul Date: 109BC or 108BC Location: North Africa Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Numidia Roman Commander: ? Numidian Commander: Jugurtha Result: Numidian victory Roman Strength: ? Numidian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Numidian Casualties: ? Battle of the Muthul Date: 108BC Location: Near Muthul River, Numidia Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Numidia Roman Commanders: Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus & Gaius Marius Numidian Commander: Jugurtha Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Numidian Strength: ?, including elephants Roman Casualties: ? Numidian Casualties: ? Battle of Burdigala Date: 107BC Location: Near Burdigala, gaul Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Helvetii Roman Commander: Lucius Cassius Longinus Helvetian Commander: ? Result: Helvetian victory Roman Strength: ? Helvetian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Helvetian Casualties: ? Battle of Thala Date: Somewhere between 111BC and 104BC Location: North Africa Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Numidia Roman Commander: ? Numidian Commander: Jugurtha Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Numidian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Numidian Casualties: ? Battle of Arausio Date: 105BC, October 6 Location: Arausio, near Rhodanus (Rhone) River, Gaul Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Cimbri & Teutones Roman Commanders: Quintus Servilius Caepio & Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Cimbrian & Teutonic Commanders: Boiorix & Teutobod Result: Cimbrian & Teutonic victory Roman Strength: 80000 legionary troops, up to 40000 auxiliaries and camp followers Cimbrian & Teutonic Strength: About 200000 Roman Casualties: 112000? Cimbrian & Teutonic Casualties: ? Second Servile War (can't find info about the battles) Date: 104BC-103BC Location: Sicily Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Rebel Slaves Roman Commander: Manius Aquilius Commanders: Tryphon & Athenion & Salvius Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Casualties: ? Battle of Aquae Sextiae Date: 102 BC Location: Aquae Sextiae, Gaul Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Teutones Roman Commander: Gaius Marius Teutonic Commander: Teutobod Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: About 40000 (including 6 legions) Teutonic Strength: At least 110000 Roman Casualties: Less than 1000? Tuetonic Casualties: 90000 killed, 20000 captured Battle of the Adige Valley Date: 102 BC Location: Adige Valley, Gaul? Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Cimbri Roman Commander: Quintus Lutatius Catulus Caesar Cimbrian Commander: ? Result: Cimbrian victory Roman Strength: ? Cimbrian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Cimbrian Casualties: ? Battle of Vercellae Date: 101 BC Location: Vercellae, Cisalpine Gaul Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Cimbri Roman Commanders: Gaius Marius & Quintus Lutatius Catulus Caesar & Lucius Cornelius Sulla Commander: Boiorix Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 50000 (including 8 legions) Strength: 160000-200000 Roman Casualties: Less than 1000? Casualties: 100000-140000 killed, 60000 captured Battle in the Forum Date: 100BC Location: Forum, Rome, Italy Combatants: Roman Senate vs. Lucius Appuleius Saturninus and his followers Senate Commander: Gaius Marius Opposing Commander: Lucius Appuleius Saturninus Result: Senate victory Senate Strength: ? Opposing Strength: ? Senate Casualties: ? Opposing Casualties: ? Battle of Fucine Lake Date: 89BC Location: Near Fucine Lake, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Rebelling Italian cities Roman Commander: Lucius Porcius Cato Rebel Commander: ? Result: Italian Rebel victory Roman Strength: ? Rebel Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Rebel Casualties: ? Battle of Asculum Date: 89BC Location: Asculum, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Rebelling Italian cities Roman Commander: Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo Rebel Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Rebel Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Rebel Casualties: ? Battle of Mount Scorobas Date: 88BC Location: near Mount Scorobas Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Pontus Roman Commander: Manius Aquilius Pontic Commander: Archelaus Result: Pontic victory Roman Strength: ? Pontic Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Pontic Casualties: ? Naval Battle against Pontus Date: 88BC Location: Mediterranean Sea Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Pontus Roman Commander: Bruttius Sura Pontic Commander: Metrophanes Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Pontic Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Pontic Casualties: ? Battle of Piraeus Date: 87BC Location: Piraeus, Greece Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Pontus Roman Commander: Bruttius Sura Pontic Commander: Archelaus Result: Pontic victory Roman Strength: ? Pontic Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Pontic Casualties: ? Battle of Chaeronea Date: 86BC Location: Chaeronea, Greece Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Pontus Roman Commander: Lucius Cornelius Sulla Pontic Commander: Archelaus Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 40000 Pontic Strength: 120000 Roman Casualties: ? (Only 12 according to Appian & Plutarch - impossible) Pontic Casualties: 110000 ??? Naval Battle of Tenedos Date: 86BC Location: Near Tenedos Island Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Pontus Roman Commander: Lucius Licinius Lucullus Pontic Commander: Neoptolemus Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Pontic Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Pontic Casualties: ? Battle of Orchomenus Date: 85BC Location: Orchomenus, Greece Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Pontus Roman Commander: Lucius Cornelius Sulla Pontic Commander: Archelaus Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Pontic Strength: ?, about thrice as much as the Romans Roman Casualties: ? Pontic Casualties: ? Battle of Mount Tifata Date: 83BC, November Location: Near Mount Tifata Combatants: Optimates vs. Populares Populares Commander: Gaius Norbanus Optimates Commander: Lucius Cornelius Sulla Result: Aristocratic victory Optimates Strength: ? Populares Strength: ? Optimates Casualties: ? Populares Casualties: ? Second Mithridatic War (can't find info about the battles) Date: 83BC Location: Pontus Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Pontus Roman Commander: Lucius Licinius Murena Pontic Commander: Mithridates VI? Result: Pontic victory Roman Strength: 2 legions? Pontic Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Pontic Casualties: ? Battle of the Colline Gate Date: 82BC, November Location: Colline Gate, Rome, Italy Combatants: Optimates vs. Populares (Samnites) Optimates Commanders: Lucius Cornelius Sulla & Marcus Licinius Crassus Samnite Commander: Pontius Telesinus Result: Optimates victory Optimates Strength: ? Samnite Strength: ? Optimates Casualties: ? Samnite Casualties: ? Battle of the Baetis River Date: 80BC Location: Near Baetis River, Spain Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Sertorius' Rebel Army Roman Commander: Lucius Fulfidas Rebel Commander: Quintus Sertorius Result: Rebel victory Roman Strength: ? Rebel Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Rebel Casualties: ? Battle Near Rome Date: 77BC Location: Outside Rome, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Roman Rebels Roman Commander: Quintus Lutatius Catulus Rebel Commander: Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Rebel Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Rebel Casualties: ? Battle of Chalcedon Date: 75BC Location: Bithynia Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Pontus Roman Commander: Marcus Aurelius Cotta Pontic Commander: Mithridates VI Result: Pontic victory Roman Strength: ? Pontic Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Pontic Casualties: ? Battle of Cyzicus Date: 74BC Location: Cyzicus, Mysia Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Pontus Roman Commander: Lucius Licinius Lucullus Pontic Commander: Mithridates VI Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Pontic Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Pontic Casualties: ? Battle of Mount Vesuvius Date: 73BC Location: Mount Vesuvius, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Slave Army Roman Commander: Gaius Claudius Glaber Slave Commander: Spartacus Result: slave victory Roman Strength: 3000 militia Slave Strength: ? Roman Casualties: Entire army destroyed Slave Casualties: ? Second Battle against Spartacus' Army Date: 73BC Location: Campania?, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Slave Army Roman Commander: Publius Varinius Slave Commander: Spartacus Result: Slave victory Roman Strength: ? Slave Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Slave Casualties: ? Battle of Mount Garganus Date: 72BC Location: Near Mount Garganus, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Slave Army Roman Commander: Lucius Gellius Publicola Slave Commander: Crixus Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Slave Strength: About 30000 Roman Casualties: ? Slave Casualties: About 20000 killed Battle against the Consular Armies Date: 72BC Location: Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Slave Army Roman Commanders: Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus & Lucius Gellius Publicola Slave Commander: Spartacus Result: Slave victory Roman Strength: 2 Consular Armies, size unknown Slave Strength: About 120000 Roman Casualties: ? Slave Casualties: ? Second Battle against the Consular Armies Date: 72BC Location: Picenum, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Slave Army Roman Commanders: Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus & Lucius Gellius Publicola Slave Commander: spartacus Result: Slave victory Roman Strength: 2 Consular Armies? Slave Strength: About 120000 Roman Casualties: ? Slave Casualties: ? Battle of Cabira Date: 72BC Location: Cabira, Pontus Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Pontus Roman Commander: Lucius Licinius Lucullus Pontic Commander: Mithridates VI Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Pontic Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Pontic Casualties: ? Last Battle against Sertorius' Rebels Date: 72BC Location: Spain Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Roman Rebels Roman Commanders: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus & Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Rebel Commander: Marcus Perpenna Vento Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Rebel Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Rebel Casualties: ? First Battle of Crassus against the Slave Army Date: 71BC Location: Picenum or Samnium, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Slave Army Roman Commander: Marcus Licinius Crassus Slave Commander: Spartacus Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 8 legions Slave Strength: About 120000 Roman Casualties: ? Slave Casualties: About 6000 Battle of Brutium Date: 71BC Location: Brutium?, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Slave Army Roman Commander: Marcus Licinius Crassus Slave Commanders: Gannicus & Castus Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Slave Strength: About 12000? Roman Casualties: ? Slave Casualties: About 12000 Last Battle against Spartacus' Slave Army Date: 71BC Location: ?, Italy Combatants: Roman republic vs. Slave Army Roman Commander: Marcus Licinius Crassus Slave Commander: Spartacus Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Slave Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Slave Casualties: ? Battle of Tigranocerta Date: 69BC Location: Tigranocerta, Armenia Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Armenia Roman Commander: Lucius Licinius Lucullus Armenian Commander: Tigranes the Great Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 10000 infantry, 3000 cavalry Armenian Strength: 40000-300000 (mainly levies and peasants) Roman Casualties: ? Armenian Casualties: ? Battle of Artaxata Date: Artaxata, Armenia Location: 68BC Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Armenia Roman Commander: Lucius Licinius Lucullus Armenian Commander: Tigranes the Great Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Armenian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Armenian Casualties: ? Battle of Coracesium Date: 67BC Location: Mediterranean Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Pirates of Cilicia Roman Commander: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus Pirate Commander: Probably no commander Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 200 ships Pirate Strength: 1000 ships?? Roman Casualties: ? Pirate Casualties: ? Battle of Lycus River Date: 66BC Location: Near Lycus River, Ionia Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Pontus Roman Commander: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus Pontic Commander: Mithridates VI Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Pontic Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Pontic Casualties: ? Last Battle Against Tigranes the Great Date: 65BC Location: Armenia? Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Armenia Roman Commander: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus Armenian Commander: Tigranes the GReat Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Armenian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Armenian Casualties: ? Battle of Pistoria Date: 62BC Location: Near Pistoria, Italy Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Lucius Sergius Catalina's forces Roman Republic Commander: Marcus Petreius Opposing Commander: Lucius Sergius Catalina Result: Roman Republic victory Roman Republic Strength: 2 or 3 legions Opposing Strength: 2 legions Roman Republic Casualties: ? Opposing Casualties: ? Uprising and Conquest of Lusitania Date: 60BC Location: Lusitania, Spain Combatants: Roman republic vs. Lusitanians Roman Commander: Gaius Julius Caesar Lusitanian Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Lusitanian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Lusitanian Casualties: ? Battle of the Arar Date: 58BC, June Location: River Arar, Gaul Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Helvetii Roman Commander: Gaius Julius Caesar Helvetian Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 3 Legions Helvetian Strength: About 220000 (including non-combatants) Roman Casualties: ? Helvetian Casualties: At least 55000 Battle of Bibracte Date: 58BC, July Location: Bibracte, Gaul Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Helvetii Roman Commander: Gaius Julius Caesar Helvetian Commander: Divicus Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 6 Legions Helvetian Strength: 70000 (370000 including non-combatants?) Roman Casualties: ? Helvetian Casualties: ? Battle against Ariovistus Date: 58BC, September Location: Gaul Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Suebi Roman Commander: Gaius Julius Caesar Suebian Commander: Ariovistus Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 30000-40000 Suebian Strength: Around 70000 (including 6000 cavalry) Roman Casualties: ? Suebian Casualties: ? Battle of Bibrax Date: 57BC, May Location: Near Bibrax Gaul Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Belgae Roman Commander: Gaius Julius Caesar Belgae Commander: Galba of Suessiones Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Belgae Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Belgae Casualties: ? Battle of the Sabis Date: 57BC, July Location: Present-day Flanders, Gaul Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Nervii & Viromandui & Atrebates Roman Commander: Gaius Julius Caesar Gallic Commander: Boduognatus Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 8 Legions Gallic Strength: 25000-150000 Roman Casualties: 2500 killed or wounded Gallic Casualties: 3000 killed or wounded? Siege of Aduatuca Date: 57BC, September Location: Aduatuca, Gaul Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Aduatuci Roman Commander: Gaius Julius Caesar Aduatucian Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Aduatucian Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Aduatucian Casualties: More than 4000 killed, 53000 (mainly civilians) captured Siege of Octodurus (Romans besieged) Date: Late 57 or early 56BC Location: Octodurus, Gaul Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Veragri & Seduni Roman Commander: Servius Sulpicius Galba Gallic Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 8 under-strength cohorts Gallic Strength: Around 30000 (?) Roman Casualties: ? Gallic Casualties: Around 10000 (?) Naval Battle in the Gulf of Morbihan Date: 56BC Location: Gulf of Morbihan, Armorica, Gaul Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Veneti Roman Commander: Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus Veneti Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: ? Veneti Strength: About 220 ships Roman Casualties: ? Veneti Casualties: ? Battle Against the Sotiates Date: 56 or 55BC Location: Aquitania, Gaul Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Sotiates Roman Commander: Publius Licinius Crassus Gallic Commander: Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 1 (probably under-strength) legion Gallic Strength: ? Roman Casulaties: ? Gallic Casualties: ? Battle of Aquitania Date: 56 or 55BC Location: Aquitania, Gaul Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Aquitanian and Spanish tribes Roman Commander: Publius Licinius Crassus Gallic Commander: ? Roman Strength: 1 under-strength legion Gallic Strength: 50000? Roman Casulaties: ? Gallic Casualties: Around 35000? First Invasion of Britannia Date: 54BC, August/September Location: Shores of Britannia Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Britons Roman Commander: Gaius Julius Caesar Briton Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 2 Legions Briton Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Briton Casualties: ? British Attack on the Roman Invasion Force Date: 54BC Location: Caesar's camp in Britannia Combatants: Roman Republic vs. Britons Roman Commander: Gaius Julius Caesar Briton Commander: ? Result: Roman victory Roman Strength: 2 Legions Briton Strength: ? Roman Casualties: ? Briton Casualties: ? [Maximum post-length reached, I continued in the first post on page 2] Re: List of Roman Battles - Marcus Cassius LegioXIV - 04-10-2007 Awesome, thanks for posting. Re: List of Roman Battles - Magnus - 04-10-2007 Pretty good resource... Re: List of Roman Battles - Robert Vermaat - 04-10-2007 Great list, a good one to follow up with more entries. I miss just one aspect: the sources who describe each battle. Re: List of Roman Battles - Jona Lendering - 04-10-2007 Which reminds me of an earlier discussion, to make some sort of Roman Army Wiki. This might be the core of it. BTW, all dates before 300 BC are Varronian chronology, which may help you for the problematic date of the Allia. Re: List of Roman Battles - Praefectusclassis - 04-10-2007 Quote:I miss just one aspect: the sources who describe each battle.Are you going to make Roy reproduce John Drogu Montagu's book online? :wink: Re: List of Roman Battles - Et tu brute - 04-10-2007 Excellent thread, very comprehensive list Re: List of Roman Battles - jvrjenivs - 04-10-2007 Nice. I like those lists. Laudes added Re: List of Roman Battles - Roy - 04-10-2007 Quote:Quote:I miss just one aspect: the sources who describe each battle.Are you going to make Roy reproduce John Drogu Montagu's book online? :wink: Never heard of that book before. The cheapest copy I can find costs 68 pounds, so I think I'll pass on that for the time being Anyway, unlike that book, I don't intend to stop at 31BC :wink: When I have time, I'll add the specific sources I used for every battle (might take a while though, because it takes a lot of time). Quote:Which reminds me of an earlier discussion, to make some sort of Roman Army Wiki. This might be the core of it. BTW, all dates before 300 BC are Varronian chronology, which may help you for the problematic date of the Allia. I already read that, but thanks anyway Because the 'real' BC dates seem so uncertain due the to different methods used by the Roman historians, I've just used wikipedia for the dates Re: List of Roman Battles - D B Campbell - 04-10-2007 Quote:all dates before 300 BC are Varronian chronology ...Thanks, Jona. Another excellent page! (I recently came across an on-line version of the Chronographus anni 354 which you might like to link to.) Re: List of Roman Battles - Jona Lendering - 04-10-2007 Thanks! Link will be inserted. Re: List of Roman Battles - Roy - 04-11-2007 Corrected some mistakes, and added battles up to and including the Siege of Carthage - the end of the Third Punic War. Re: List of Roman Battles - Magnus - 04-11-2007 We should make this a sticky or something. Re: List of Roman Battles - Et tu brute - 04-11-2007 Yeah, this is an excellent resource, it'd be a shame if it faded away. Re: List of Roman Battles - Praefectusclassis - 04-12-2007 The thread has now been stickified. Roy, once it reaches a certain point of completeness (you can decide) we could move the thread to Romanarmy.com so it's even easier to find. |