Total Entries: 14
187 enemies of ancient Rome Tuesday, 11/28/06, 7:06 AM
Web Site: Wikipedia
Byzantine tactics Tuesday, 4/18/06, 10:58 AM
From: Istanbul
Web Site: wiki
Some naval battles on the Turkish coast BC Tuesday, 4/4/06, 2:50 AM
Rhodians defeat Seleucids at Side (port in Pamphylia) 190 BC Rhodes and Pergamum together defeat Macedon northeast of Chios 201BC Romans defeat Seleucids at Corycus [Cissus] between Chios and Samos 191BC Romans defeat Seleucids north of Samos at Myonnesus 190BC Seleucids issue from their base at Ephesus, and defeat Rhodians at Panormus / Panionion east of Samos 190BC
Some Greek & other battles in the Mideast Monday, 4/3/06, 6:43 AM
Ephesus, Caria, 281bc Raphia, Gaza, 217bc Side, Pamphylia, 190bc Assyrian defeats at Hama, Syria, 605bc; Nineveh 612bc; Babylon 539bc Pasargadai nw of Persepolis 550bc Halys river 548bc Magnesia & Myonessos 190bc Cunaxa, nr Babylon, 401bc (start of the march of the 10,000 as in Xenophon) Dipara 465bc Kynossema, Bithynia, 416bc Gaza 312bc Ipsus (Phrygia) 301bc Notion, nr Ephesus, 407bc
Some battles of the Ancient Mediterranean Thursday, 3/23/06, 2:48 AM
A great deal of well-researched picture and other material here, including the following battles: Sardes 547 BCE Lade 494 Miletus 494 Marathon 490 Himera 480 Thermopylae 480 Artemisium 480 Salamis 480 Plataea 479 Mycale 479 Eurymedon 465 Sphacteria 425 Aigospotamoi 405 Allia 387 or 386 Chaeronea 338 Granicus 334 Lade 334 Halicarnassus 334 Cilician gate 333 Issus 333 Persian gate 330 Hydaspes 326 Sentinum 295 Curupedium 281 Hannibal in the Alps 218 Trasimene lake 217 Cynoscephalae 197 Pydna 168 Coracesium 67 Carrhae 53 Alesia 52 Rubico 49 Dyrrhachium 48 Pharsalus 48 Zela 47 Philippi 42 Actium 31 BC
Web Site: Livius
Some Land Battles Of The Ancient World Monday, 2/27/06, 3:39 AM
Arbela¿ 1 Oct., 331 B.C. Also known was Guagamela, this was the climatic battle for control of the Persian Empire between Alexander the Great and Emperor Darius II. Cannae¿ 2 Aug., 218 B.C. This was perhaps the most famous victory of Hannibal Barca over the Romans during the Second Punic War. This often studied battle became a byword for a battle of annihilation. Pharsalus¿ 9 Aug., 48 B.C. Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great square off in Greece to end the first phase of the Great Civil War. This was a tough fought action, won by the guts of Caesar¿s veterans. Teutoburger Wald¿ 9 October, 9 A.D. Arminius (a.k.a. Hermann) leads three Roman legions under Varus into an ambush, resulting in their annihilation. Roman hopes of dominion east of the Rhine died here. Issus¿?? November, 333 B.C. Alexander the Great¿s army is outmaneuvered by the Perisans and must launch a desperate assault over the Issus River to reopen their supply lines. Possibly the closest call for Alexander the Great. Carrhae¿53 B.C. An all cavalry army of Parthians under Suvneas utterly destroy Crassius¿s invading Roman army. Metaurus¿207 B.C. Hasdrubal Barca (brother of Hannibal) meets a Roman army along the Metaurus River in Spain in the Second Punic War. A flanking move by a Roman named Nero outflanks the Carthaginian force and crushes it. Idivisto¿ 15 A.D. The Romans seek to avenge the defeat of Teutoburger Wald and retrieve the eagles of the three legions destroyed there. Megiddo¿April, 1479 B.C. Pharoah Tuthmosis III of Egypt moves to crush the King of Kadesh and his allies. Qadesh¿March, 1300 B.C. Pharoah Ramasses II of Egypt gets ambushed by King Muwatallish of the Hittites near the Orontes River. Lake Transimene¿April, 217 B.C. Hannibal Barca ambushes the army of the careless Consul Flaminius. Several thousand legionaries manage to cut their way out of the trap, but the bulk of the army is destroyed. Quintus Fabius "Cuncator" will be placed in charge following this debacle. Munda¿17 March, 45 B.C. Gnaeus Pompey (son of Pompey the Great) has raised the standard of rebellion against Julius Caesar. In Spain at a place called Munda, Caesar¿s outnumbered veterans launch a desperate attack. Towcester ¿61 A.D. The legendary Celtic Queen Boudicca of the Iceni assaults a Roman camp near modern day, England. Governor Paulinus defeats her, and she commits suicide. Adrianople¿August, 378 A.D. This battle is widely considered to have been the death knell of the Western Roman Empire. Emperor Valens and 40,000 of his troops perished in a ferocious battle won by the hard charging (and numerous) Visigoth heavy cavalry. Zama¿ 202 B.C. Gnaeus Publius Scipio (Scipio the Younger) invades Africa and threatens Carthage itself. Hannibal Barca is forced to return to defend his capital. But Scipio has also arranged for the Numidians to switch sides. The two giants meet at Zama in the climax of the Second Punic War. Ilipa Granicus Marathon Thermopylae Chaeronea Pydna Bagradas Aquae Sextiae Trasimene Trebbia Cannae Heraclea Ausculum Benevento Dyrrachium Magnesia Hydaspes River Talas Caudine Forks Raphia Siege of Rhodes Siege of Alesia
some Classical battles Friday, 10/22/04, 7:31 AM
From: mainly Rome
Web Site: The War Tourist
Ancient, lost and imaginary civilisations Wednesday, 7/11/01, 10:35 AM
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/anchistory.html
Web Site: Ancient, lost and imaginary civilisations
it's all about warfare Wednesday, 7/11/01, 10:32 AM
vast content
Internet classics library Monday, 7/9/01, 11:48 AM
numerous texts listed here, incl Josephus Tacitus Herodotus Caesar Pliny?
Web Site: Internet classics library
Military history of the ancient world Friday, 7/6/01, 9:28 AM
includes sites on: Peloponnesian Wars Punic Wars and Lake Trasimeno Roman Army
Web Site: Military history of the ancient world
Classical & historical atlases Friday, 6/29/01, 8:05 AM
incl Mediterranean after the first Punic War
Web Site: Classical & historical atlases
Classical military texts at the Perseus project Friday, 6/29/01, 4:57 AM
...including Tacitus, Herodotus, and a 'topographical dictionary of ancient Rome'....
Web Site: Classical military texts at the Perseus project
Herodotus's History of the Ancient Mediterranean Friday, 6/29/01, 4:53 AM
book 2 - starts with Cyrus of Persia and finishes with Amasis of Egypt
Web Site: Herodotus's History of the Ancient Mediterranean
(Members can delete entries.)
Some naval battles on the Turkish coast BC Tuesday, 4/4/06, 2:50 AM
Rhodians defeat Seleucids at Side (port in Pamphylia) 190 BC Rhodes and Pergamum together defeat Macedon northeast of Chios 201BC Romans defeat Seleucids at Corycus [Cissus] between Chios and Samos 191BC Romans defeat Seleucids north of Samos at Myonnesus 190BC Seleucids issue from their base at Ephesus, and defeat Rhodians at Panormus / Panionion east of Samos 190BC
Some Greek & other battles in the Mideast Monday, 4/3/06, 6:43 AM
Ephesus, Caria, 281bc Raphia, Gaza, 217bc Side, Pamphylia, 190bc Assyrian defeats at Hama, Syria, 605bc; Nineveh 612bc; Babylon 539bc Pasargadai nw of Persepolis 550bc Halys river 548bc Magnesia & Myonessos 190bc Cunaxa, nr Babylon, 401bc (start of the march of the 10,000 as in Xenophon) Dipara 465bc Kynossema, Bithynia, 416bc Gaza 312bc Ipsus (Phrygia) 301bc Notion, nr Ephesus, 407bc
Some battles of the Ancient Mediterranean Thursday, 3/23/06, 2:48 AM
A great deal of well-researched picture and other material here, including the following battles: Sardes 547 BCE Lade 494 Miletus 494 Marathon 490 Himera 480 Thermopylae 480 Artemisium 480 Salamis 480 Plataea 479 Mycale 479 Eurymedon 465 Sphacteria 425 Aigospotamoi 405 Allia 387 or 386 Chaeronea 338 Granicus 334 Lade 334 Halicarnassus 334 Cilician gate 333 Issus 333 Persian gate 330 Hydaspes 326 Sentinum 295 Curupedium 281 Hannibal in the Alps 218 Trasimene lake 217 Cynoscephalae 197 Pydna 168 Coracesium 67 Carrhae 53 Alesia 52 Rubico 49 Dyrrhachium 48 Pharsalus 48 Zela 47 Philippi 42 Actium 31 BC
Web Site: Livius
Some Land Battles Of The Ancient World Monday, 2/27/06, 3:39 AM
Arbela¿ 1 Oct., 331 B.C. Also known was Guagamela, this was the climatic battle for control of the Persian Empire between Alexander the Great and Emperor Darius II. Cannae¿ 2 Aug., 218 B.C. This was perhaps the most famous victory of Hannibal Barca over the Romans during the Second Punic War. This often studied battle became a byword for a battle of annihilation. Pharsalus¿ 9 Aug., 48 B.C. Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great square off in Greece to end the first phase of the Great Civil War. This was a tough fought action, won by the guts of Caesar¿s veterans. Teutoburger Wald¿ 9 October, 9 A.D. Arminius (a.k.a. Hermann) leads three Roman legions under Varus into an ambush, resulting in their annihilation. Roman hopes of dominion east of the Rhine died here. Issus¿?? November, 333 B.C. Alexander the Great¿s army is outmaneuvered by the Perisans and must launch a desperate assault over the Issus River to reopen their supply lines. Possibly the closest call for Alexander the Great. Carrhae¿53 B.C. An all cavalry army of Parthians under Suvneas utterly destroy Crassius¿s invading Roman army. Metaurus¿207 B.C. Hasdrubal Barca (brother of Hannibal) meets a Roman army along the Metaurus River in Spain in the Second Punic War. A flanking move by a Roman named Nero outflanks the Carthaginian force and crushes it. Idivisto¿ 15 A.D. The Romans seek to avenge the defeat of Teutoburger Wald and retrieve the eagles of the three legions destroyed there. Megiddo¿April, 1479 B.C. Pharoah Tuthmosis III of Egypt moves to crush the King of Kadesh and his allies. Qadesh¿March, 1300 B.C. Pharoah Ramasses II of Egypt gets ambushed by King Muwatallish of the Hittites near the Orontes River. Lake Transimene¿April, 217 B.C. Hannibal Barca ambushes the army of the careless Consul Flaminius. Several thousand legionaries manage to cut their way out of the trap, but the bulk of the army is destroyed. Quintus Fabius "Cuncator" will be placed in charge following this debacle. Munda¿17 March, 45 B.C. Gnaeus Pompey (son of Pompey the Great) has raised the standard of rebellion against Julius Caesar. In Spain at a place called Munda, Caesar¿s outnumbered veterans launch a desperate attack. Towcester ¿61 A.D. The legendary Celtic Queen Boudicca of the Iceni assaults a Roman camp near modern day, England. Governor Paulinus defeats her, and she commits suicide. Adrianople¿August, 378 A.D. This battle is widely considered to have been the death knell of the Western Roman Empire. Emperor Valens and 40,000 of his troops perished in a ferocious battle won by the hard charging (and numerous) Visigoth heavy cavalry. Zama¿ 202 B.C. Gnaeus Publius Scipio (Scipio the Younger) invades Africa and threatens Carthage itself. Hannibal Barca is forced to return to defend his capital. But Scipio has also arranged for the Numidians to switch sides. The two giants meet at Zama in the climax of the Second Punic War. Ilipa Granicus Marathon Thermopylae Chaeronea Pydna Bagradas Aquae Sextiae Trasimene Trebbia Cannae Heraclea Ausculum Benevento Dyrrachium Magnesia Hydaspes River Talas Caudine Forks Raphia Siege of Rhodes Siege of Alesia
some Classical battles Friday, 10/22/04, 7:31 AM
From: mainly Rome
Web Site: The War Tourist
Ancient, lost and imaginary civilisations Wednesday, 7/11/01, 10:35 AM
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/anchistory.html
Web Site: Ancient, lost and imaginary civilisations
it's all about warfare Wednesday, 7/11/01, 10:32 AM
vast content
Internet classics library Monday, 7/9/01, 11:48 AM
numerous texts listed here, incl Josephus Tacitus Herodotus Caesar Pliny?
Web Site: Internet classics library
Military history of the ancient world Friday, 7/6/01, 9:28 AM
includes sites on: Peloponnesian Wars Punic Wars and Lake Trasimeno Roman Army
Web Site: Military history of the ancient world
Classical & historical atlases Friday, 6/29/01, 8:05 AM
incl Mediterranean after the first Punic War
Web Site: Classical & historical atlases
Classical military texts at the Perseus project Friday, 6/29/01, 4:57 AM
...including Tacitus, Herodotus, and a 'topographical dictionary of ancient Rome'....
Web Site: Classical military texts at the Perseus project
Herodotus's History of the Ancient Mediterranean Friday, 6/29/01, 4:53 AM
book 2 - starts with Cyrus of Persia and finishes with Amasis of Egypt
Web Site: Herodotus's History of the Ancient Mediterranean
(Members can delete entries.)
