Wars of Ancient Rome Wars of Ancient Rome Bar Kokhba’s revolt ( 132- 135 CE) against the Roman Empire, also known as The Second Jewish-Roman War or The Second Jewish Revolt, was a second major rebellion by the Jews of Iudaea. Alternatively, some sources call it The Third Revolt, counting also the riots of 115- 117, the Kitos War, suppressed by the general Quintus Lucius Quietus who governed the province at the time. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bar Kokhba's revolt"
The Batavian rebellion took place in the Roman province of Germania Inferior between 69 and 70 AD. The rebels led by Civilis managed to destroy four legions and inflict humiliating defeats on the Roman army. After their initial successes, a massive Roman army led by Cerealis eventually defeated them. Following peace talks, the situation was normalized, but Batavia had to cope with humiliating conditions and a legion stationed permanently within her lands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Batavian rebellion"
The Cantabrian Wars ( 29 BC- 19 BC) occurred during the Roman conquest of the ancient province of Cantabria. They were the final completion of the conquest of Hispania ...more on Wikipedia about "Cantabrian Wars"
The Cimbrian War ( 113- 101 BC) was fought between the Roman Republic and the migrating Proto-Germanic tribes the Cimbri and the Teutons (Teutones). It marked the first confrontation between Rome and the Germanic tribes, against whom the Romans suffered their most costly defeats since the Second Punic War a century earlier. For the first time since the days of Hannibal, Italia and Rome itself were seriously threatened, a threat which led to fundamental reforms of the Roman Army and state, and which would have a significant impact on the course of history. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cimbrian War"
The Dacian Wars ( 101- 102, 106- 107) were two short wars between the Roman Empire and Dacia during Emperor Trajan's rule. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dacian Wars"
The first Jewish-Roman War ( 66– 73 CE), sometimes called the ...more on Wikipedia about "First Jewish-Roman War"
The First Macedonian War ( 215 BC - 205 BC) was fought by Rome, allied (after 211 BC) with the Aetolian League and Attalus I of Pergamon, against Philip V of Macedon, contemporaneously with the Second Punic War against Carthage. There were no decisive engagements, and the war ended in a stalemate. ...more on Wikipedia about "First Macedonian War"
The First Mithridatic War was fought between the Roman Republic and King Mithridates VI of Pontus. ...more on Wikipedia about "First Mithridatic War"
The First Punic War was fought between Carthage and the Roman Republic from 264 to 241 BC. It was the first of three major wars between the two powers for supremacy in the Mediterranean Sea. After 23 years of fighting, Rome emerged the victor and imposed heavy conditions upon Carthage as the price for peace. The conflict was called the "Punic War" because Rome's name for Carthaginians was Punici (older Phoenici, due to their Phoenician ancestry). ...more on Wikipedia about "First Punic War"
The First Servile War of 135– 132 BC was an unsuccessful slave uprising against the Romans on the island of Sicily. It was led by Eunus, a former slave claiming be a prophet, and a Cilician of the name of Cleon, his military general. After some minor battles won by the slaves, a larger Roman army arrived in Sicily and defeated the rebels. ...more on Wikipedia about "First Servile War"
The Fourth Macedonian War ( 150 BC - 148 BC) was the final war between Rome and Macedon. It came about as a result of the pretender Andriscus's usurpation of the Macedonian throne, pretending to be the son of Perseus, the last King of Macedon, deposed by the Romans after the Third Macedonian War in 168 BC. Andriscus, after some early successes, was eventually defeated by the Roman general Caecilius Metellus at the Battle of Pydna in 148 BC. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fourth Macedonian War"
The Gallic Wars were a series of wars fought between the Romans and the people of Gaul during the mid- first century BC, culminating in the Battle of Alesia in 52 BC which resulted in the expansion of the Roman Republic across Gaul. They were famously described in Julius Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gallic Wars"
The Germanic Wars is a name given to a series of Wars between the Romans and various Germanic tribes between 113 BC and 439 AD 1. The nature of these wars varied through time between Roman conquest, Germanic uprisings and later German invasions of the Western Roman Empire often sponsored by the Eastern Roman Emperor 2. ...more on Wikipedia about "Germanic Wars"
The Gothic War, 535–552, was the expression of Justinian's decision in 535 to reverse the course of events of the past century in the West and win back for the Eastern Roman Empire the provinces of Italy that had been lost, first to Odoacer and then to the Ostrogoth Theodoric the Great. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gothic War"
The Great Conspiracy is a term given to a yearlong war that occurred in Roman Britain near the end of the Roman occupation of the island. The historian Ammianus described it as a barbarica conspiratio that capitalised on a depleted military force in the province brought about by Magnentius' losses of the Battle of Mursa Major. ...more on Wikipedia about "Great Conspiracy"
The Helvetian War was described by Julius Caesar in his De Bello Gallico. ...more on Wikipedia about "Helvetian War"
In the Illyrian Wars of 229 BC and 219 BC, Rome overran the Illyrian settlements in the Neretva river valley and suppressed the piracy that had made the Adriatic unsafe. There were two campaigns, in which the Illyrian antagonist in each campaign was Demetrius of Pharos. ...more on Wikipedia about "Illyrian Wars"
Jewish-Roman War can refer to several revolts by the Jews of Iudaea Province against the Roman Empire: ...more on Wikipedia about "Jewish-Roman wars"
The Jugurthine War (112- 105 BC) was fought between the Roman Republic and Jugurtha, the renegade king of the African client state of Numidia. Rome's practical need to expand and solidify its dominance over North Africa overlays the war's role as an extension of the struggle between increasingly contentious factions within the Roman government itself. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jugurthine War"
The Kitos War ( 115— 117) is the name given to the second of the Jewish-Roman wars. The name comes from the Mauretanian Roman general Lucius Quietus who ruthlessly suppressed a Jewish revolt in Mesopotamia and was sent to Iudaea to handle the revolt there as procurator under Trajan, a position he held till he was recalled to Rome and executed by Hadrian. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kitos War"
The Latin War (340-338 BC) was a conflict between the Roman Republic and its neighbors the Latin peoples of ancient Italy. It resulted in a Roman victory, with the Latins becoming Roman allies with full rights of Roman citizenship. ...more on Wikipedia about "Latin War"
The Macedonian Wars were a series of four wars between ancient Rome, its allies, and Macedon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Macedonian Wars"
There were three Mithridatic Wars between Rome and Pontus in the first century BC. They are named for Mithridates VI who was King of Pontus at the time, and a famous enemy of Rome. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mithridatic Wars"
The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and the Phoenician city of Carthage. They are known as the Punic Wars because Rome's name for Carthaginians was Punici (older Poenici, due to their Phoenician ancestry). ...more on Wikipedia about "Punic Wars"
In 55 BC, Julius Caesar landed on the coast, perhaps in what was intended as a reconnaissance mission. During his campaigns in Gaul, as recorded in Gallic Wars, he had determined that the Gauls were receiving aid from Britain. Towards the end of the summer, he decided that it would be useful to get some reliable information about the people, localities and harbours of the island, since little useful information was available from the Gauls or the merchants who visited it. First he sent out Caius Volusenus in a ship of war to investigate the coast, while in the meantime assembling a fleet of ships and settling an uprising by the Morini tribe of Gaul. Within days he received ambassadors from British tribes, promising that they would give hostages and submit to the Romans. He received them favourably and sent them back with Commius of the Atrebates, whom he thought would be influentual in Britain. Volusenus reported back after five days, but had not identified a harbour. ...more on Wikipedia about "Roman conquest of Britain" Please inform your friends about www.shortopedia.com shortopedia
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