Roman wars
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Conquest of Italy by Rome
(5th century - 264 BCE)
Process of conquering the Apennine Peninsula by the expanding city-state of Rome. The Romans finished their conquest of Italy in 264 BCE, after the conquest of Volsini. Background of events In the 5th century BCE…Więcej
Jewish uprisings and wars
(66-135 CE)
Jewish-Roman wars, the series of revolts and uprisings by Jews from the Judea province against the Roman Empire, were many and never brought full sovereignty to the Jews. When in the middle of the 1st…Więcej
Bar Kokhba revolt
(132 - 135 CE)
Bar-Kokhba uprising was the third Jewish uprising against Roman rule in 132-135 CE. Background of events Province of Judea in the 1st century CE. Creative Commons Attribution license - On the same terms 3.0. After…Więcej
Caesar’s invasion of Britain
(55-54 BCE)
Caesar’s invasion of Britain in 55-54 BCE was an ambitious military campaign which proved that for this commander nothing was impossible. Background of events Caesar’s marble bust dated from 49 to 46 BCE, found in…Więcej
Dacian wars of Trajan
(101-102 and 105-106 CE)
Dacian wars were the two Emperor Trajan campaigns that took place in 101-102 and 105-106 CE. As a result, the Roman province of Dacia was created. Genesis and the First Dacian War In the first…Więcej
Octavian in Illyricum
(35-33 BCE)
In historiography, Augustus is considered the creator of a new political order in Rome and his name is associated with such events as the Battle of Actium or the annexation of Egypt. Relatively little is…Więcej
Rome’s war with Pyrrhus
(282-272 BCE)
One of the most staunch enemies of the Republic was Pyrrhus, king of Epirus (or hegemon of the Epirus Union – different sources say). Pyrrhus is a very famous figure – probably everyone knows the…Więcej
Conquest of Balearic Islands by Romans
(123 BCE)
Roman conquest of the Balearic Islands took place in 123 BCE. Previously, the islands were under the control of Carthage; however, from 146 BCE, when the Romans defeated the Punics, the islanders could enjoy a…Więcej
Social War
(91-88 BCE)
Social War (bellum sociale) was one of the most serious internal conflicts in the Roman Republic. The revolt that broke out in the Apennine Peninsula resulted from the fact that Italian allies (the so-called socii)…Więcej
Rome’s war with Sertorius
(80 - 72 BCE)
Sertorius was a Roman commander and politician living at the turn of the 2nd and 1st centuries BCE, who opposed the Roman war machine. Due to his belonging to the popular camp, he was forced…Więcej
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