10-30-2010, 09:30 PM
Ave colleagues,
I would like to make some addition to the list of Roman battles. These are two little known battles in the Crimea and the Kuban (Russia).
Chersonesus expedition.
Date: between 63 and 68 AD
Location: Chersonesus of Taurica (modern Sevastopol, the Crimea);
Combatants: Roman Moesian fleet, vexillationes of Legio VIII Augusta, and some “classiarii” (Roman Marines) versus the Late Scythians, which are had besieged Chersonesus;
Roman commander: Tiberius Plautius Silvanus Aelianus, the Roman Legatus of Moesia Inferior;
Result: Sheer Roman victory;
Roman strength and casualties are unknown.
Bosporan War.
Date: 45-49 AD;
Location of Uspa fortress: the Chirpily River, Azov Sea coast of the Kuban area;
Combatants: some Roman cohortes, Bosporan army under King Cotys of Bosporus, and the Aorsi Sarmatian cavalry (as Roman allies) versus ex-Bosporan King Mithradates VIII and the Siraces Sarmatians under their kinglet Zorsin;
Roman commander: Caius Julius Aquila;
Result: Romans had routed enemies, and destroyed the Siraces` Uspa fortress capital;
Roman strength: some cohortes;
Roman casualties: unknown.
I would like to make some addition to the list of Roman battles. These are two little known battles in the Crimea and the Kuban (Russia).
Chersonesus expedition.
Date: between 63 and 68 AD
Location: Chersonesus of Taurica (modern Sevastopol, the Crimea);
Combatants: Roman Moesian fleet, vexillationes of Legio VIII Augusta, and some “classiarii” (Roman Marines) versus the Late Scythians, which are had besieged Chersonesus;
Roman commander: Tiberius Plautius Silvanus Aelianus, the Roman Legatus of Moesia Inferior;
Result: Sheer Roman victory;
Roman strength and casualties are unknown.
Bosporan War.
Date: 45-49 AD;
Location of Uspa fortress: the Chirpily River, Azov Sea coast of the Kuban area;
Combatants: some Roman cohortes, Bosporan army under King Cotys of Bosporus, and the Aorsi Sarmatian cavalry (as Roman allies) versus ex-Bosporan King Mithradates VIII and the Siraces Sarmatians under their kinglet Zorsin;
Roman commander: Caius Julius Aquila;
Result: Romans had routed enemies, and destroyed the Siraces` Uspa fortress capital;
Roman strength: some cohortes;
Roman casualties: unknown.
