Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome

History of Ancient Rome.

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Ancient Rome

Battle of Zama, (202 bc), victory of the Romans led by Scipio Africanus the Elder over the Carthaginians commanded by Hannibal. It was the last and decisive battle of the Second Punic War. The battle ...

First Macedonian War

History; Ancient Greece

The First Macedonian War (214 BC – 205 BC) was fought by Philip V of Macedon against , Rome, allied (after 211 BC) with the Aetolian League and Attalus I of Pergamon, contemporaneously with the ...

Battle of Carrhae

History; Ancient Rome

The Battle of Carrhae 53BC was an important battle between the Roman Republic and the Parthian Empire and a decisive victory for the Parthians. Crassus, commander of the Roman forces, was a member ...

Pompey

History; Ancient Rome

Also known as Pompey the Great (Latin name: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus), was a political and military leader in ancient Rome and contemporary and antagonist of Julius Caesar. Rising to glory in the ...

Roman triumph

History; Ancient Rome

In ancient Rome, the Roman triumph (triumphus) was a civil ceremony and religious rite, held in order to publicly celebrate and sanctify the military achievement of an army commander who had won ...

Siege of Amida

History; Ancient history

The Siege of Amida was a siege of the Roman city Amida in 359 of the Sassanids under Shah Shapur II. When the Persian forces approached Amida, the Sassanids were provoked into attacking the city. ...

Battle of Edessa

History; Ancient history

The Battle of Edessa was a battle between the armies of the Roman Empire under the command of Emperor Valerian and Sassanid forces under Shahanshah Shapur I in 260. The Roman army was defeated and ...