The
following
is
a
List
of
Roman
battles,
organized
by
date.
The
list
is
not
exhaustive.
For
the
complete
list
see
List
of
battles,
for
other
contemporary
battles
see
List
of
battles
1400
BC-600
AD.
295
BC
-
Battle
of
Sentinum
-
Romans
under
Fabius
Rullianus
and
Publius
Decimus
Mus
defeat
the
Samnites
and
their
Etruscan
and
Gallic
allies,
forcing
the
Etruscans,
Gauls,
and
Umbrians
to
make
peace
293
BC
-
Battle
of
Aquilonia
-
Romans
decisively
defeat
the
Samnites.
285
BC
-
Battle
of
Arretium
-
A
Roman
army
under
Lucius
Caecilius
is
destroyed
by
the
Gauls
283
BC
-
Battle
of
Lake
Vadimo
-
A
Roman
army
under
P.
Cornelius
Dolabello
defeats
the
Etruscans
and
Gauls.
282
BC
-
Battle
of
Populonia
-
Etruscan
resistance
to
Roman
domination
of
Italy
is
finally
crushed.
280
BC
-
Battle
of
Heraclea
-
First
engagement
of
Roman
and
Greek
armies,
the
latter
led
by
Pyrrhus
of
Epirus,
who
is
victorious,
but
at
great
cost.
279
BC
-
Battle
of
Asculum
-
Pyrrhus
again
defeats
the
Romans.
275
BC
-
Battle
of
Beneventum
-
Pyrrhus
is
finally
defeated
by
the
Romans
under
Marcus
Curius
Dentatus.
261
BC
-
Battle
of
Agrigentum
-
Carthaginian
forces
under
Hannibal
Gisco
and
Hanno
are
defeated
by
the
Romans,
that
attain
control
of
most
of
Sicily.
Battle
of
Cape
Ecnomus
-
A
Carthaginian
fleet
under
Hamilcar
and
Hanno
is
defeated
in
an
attempt
to
stop
a
Roman
invasion
of
Africa
by
Marcus
Atilius
Regulus.
Battle
of
Adys
-
Romans
under
Regulus
defeat
the
Carthaginians
in
North
Africa
255
BC
-
Battle
of
Tunes
-
Carthaginians
under
Xanthippus,
a
Greek
mercenary,
defeat
the
Romans
under
Regulus,
who
is
captured.
251
BC
-
Battle
of
Panormus
-
Carthaginian
forces
under
Hasdrubal
are
defeated
by
the
Romans
under
L.
Caecilius
Metellus.
249
BC
-
Battle
of
Drepana
-
Carthaginians
under
Adherbal
defeat
the
fleet
of
Roman
admiral
Claudius
Pulcher.
August
2
-
Battle
of
Cannae
-
Hannibal
destroys
the
Roman
army
of
Lucius
Aemilius
Paulus
and
Publius
Terentius
Varro
in
what
is
considered
one
of
the
great
masterpieces
of
the
tactical
art.
Battle
of
Grumentum
-
Roman
general
Gaius
Claudius
Nero
fights
an
indecisive
battle
with
Hannibal,
then
escapes
north
to
confront
Hannibal's
brother
Hasdrubal,
who
has
invaded
Italy
Battle
of
the
Metaurus
-
Hasdrubal
is
defeated
and
killed
by
Nero's
Roman
army.
206
BC
-
Battle
of
Ilipa
-
Scipio
again
decisively
defeats
the
remaining
Carthaginian
forces
in
Spain.
204
BC
-
Battle
of
Crotona
-
Hannibal
fights
a
drawn
battle
against
the
Roman
general
Sempronius
in
Southern
Italy.
203
BC
-
Battle
of
Bagbrades
-
Romans
under
Scipio
defeat
the
Carthaginian
army
of
Hasdrubal
Gisco
and
Syphax.
Hannibal
is
sent
to
return
to
Africa.
148
BC
-
Battle
of
Pydna
-
The
forces
of
the
Macedonian
pretender
Andriscus
are
defeated
by
the
Romans
under
Quintus
Caecilius
Metellus
in
the
decisive
engagement
of
the
Fourth
Macedonian
War
Battle
of
Corinth
-
Romans
under
Lucius
Mummius
defeat
the
Achaean
League
forces
of
Critolaus,
who
is
killed.
Corinth
is
destroyed
and
Greece
comes
under
direct
Roman
rule.
108
BC
-
Battle
of
the
Muthul
-
Roman
forces
under
Caecilius
Metellus
defeat
the
forces
of
Jugurtha
of
Numidia
105
BC,
October
6
-
Battle
of
Arausio
-
Cimbri
inflict
a
major
defeat
on
the
Roman
army
of
Mallius
Maximus
49
BC,
August
24
-
Battle
of
the
Bagradas
River
-
Caesar's
general
Gaius
Curio
is
defeated
in
North
Africa
by
the
Pompeians
under
Attius
Varus
and
King
Juba
of
Numidia.
Curio
commits
suicide.
February
-
Battle
of
the
Nile
-
Caesar
defeats
the
forces
of
the
Egyptian
king
Ptolemy
XIII
May
-
Battle
of
Zela
-
Caesar
defeats
Pharnaces
II
of
Pontus.
This
is
the
battle
where
he
famously
said
Veni,
vidi,
vici.
(I
came,
I
saw,
I
conquered.)
46
BC,
February
-
Battle
of
Thapsus
-
Caesar
defeats
the
Pompeian
army
of
Metellus
Scipio
in
North
Africa.
45
BCMarch
17
-
Battle
of
Munda
-
In
his
last
victory,
Caesar
defeats
the
Pompeian
forces
of
Titus
Labienus
and
Gnaeus
Pompey
the
Younger
in
Spain.
Labienus
is
killed
in
the
battle
and
the
Younger
Pompey
captured
and
executed.
April
14
-
Battle
of
Forum
Gallorum
-
Antony,
besieging
Caesar's
assassin
Decimus
Brutus
in
Mutina,
defeats
the
forces
of
the
consul
Pansa,
who
is
killed,
but
is
then
immediately
defeated
by
the
army
of
the
other
consul,
Hirtius
April
21
-
Battle
of
Mutina
-
Antony
is
again
defeated
in
battle
by
Hirtius,
who
is
killed.
Although
Antony
fails
to
capture
Mutina,
Decimus
Brutus
is
murdered
shortly
thereafter.
April
14
-
Battle
of
Bedriacum
-
Vitellius,
commander
of
the
Rhine
armies,
defeats
Emperor
Otho
and
seizes
the
throne.
October
24
-
Second
Battle
of
Bedriacum
-
Forces
under
Antonius
Primus,
the
commander
of
the
Danube
armies,
loyal
to
Vespasian,
defeat
the
forces
of
Emperor
Vitellius.
356
-
Battle
of
Reims
(356)
-
Caesar
Julian
is
defeated
by
the
Alemanni
357
-
Battle
of
Strasbourg
(357)
-
Julian
expels
the
Alamanni
from
the
Rhineland
359
-
Battle
of
Amida
-
Persians
capture
Amida
from
Romans
363
-
Battle
of
Ctesiphon
-
Emperor
Julian
defeats
Shapur
II
of
Persia
outside
the
walls
of
the
Persian
capital,
but
is
unable
to
take
the
city,
leading
to
an
ultimate
disaster
on
the
retreat
back
to
Roman
territory.
367
-
Battle
of
Solicinium
-
Romans
under
Emperor
Valentinian
I
defeat
yet
another
Alemanni
incursion.
377
-
Battle
of
the
Willows
-
Roman
troops
fight
an
inconclusive
battle
against
the
Visigoths
under
Fritigern
