Roman wars and uprisings « IMPERIUM ROMANUM

The rivalry between the Greeks and the Etruscans led to the weakening of both rivals, which created conditions for expansion for the Italian peoples within the peninsula. The growing Italian population, especially the tribes inhabiting poor, waterless Apennine range, sought new life opportunities and voluntarily left the mountains to gain fertile coastal lands. (more)

Pyrrhic War

One of the most ferocious enemies of the Republic was Pyrrhus, the King of Epirus. Eventually, the war with Epirus cost Rome a lot of effort and it cost thousands of lives. (more)

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Punic Wars

Armed conflicts between Rome and Carthage. Both states aspired to be regional powers, which eventually led to a conflict. They were fighting over domination in the Mediterranean (and more precisely its left part) and took place in the years 264-146 BCE. (more)

Greek world before the outbreak of the Second Macedonian War (2nd century BCE)

Rome’s war against Sparta

King of Sparta – Nabis – sought to strengthen the position of Sparta in the Peloponnese. Thanks to effective politics and an enlarged army, he subdued the city of Argos. The Roman Republic, using divisions among Greek cities, decided to intervene. (more)

Roman-Seleucid War

The Seleucids, who were part of the once united and powerful empire of Alexander the Great, formed their state in today’s Turkey. Initially, they did not gain a significant role in the Middle East region. However, with the reign of Antiochus III, later called the Great, the territory was significantly enlarged, which had to lead to a conflict with Rome. (more)

A Roman sculpture from the 1st century CE showing Galata killing his wife and himself

Wars in Cisalpine Gaul at beginning of 2nd century BCE

The victories of Hannibal and his Gallic allies inspired the younger Gaul generation from above the Po river to continue fighting against the Republic, despite Carthage’s defeat in the Second Punic War. This led to a series of fights at the beginning of the 2nd century BCE in Cisalpine Gaul. (more)

Aetolian War

After defeating Macedonia in the Second Macedonian War, the Aeolians got into a conflict with the Romans because they were not satisfied with the terms of the peace treaty imposed on Macedonia. This led to the Aetolian War. (more)

Galatian War

The war in 189 BCE between the Roman Republic and the Galatian Gauls living in Asia Minor. The pretext for the war was that the G