{"id":45580,"date":"2018-11-27T20:37:40","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T19:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/roman-wars-and-uprisings\/"},"modified":"2020-12-15T15:32:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T14:32:52","slug":"roman-wars-and-uprisings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/en\/roman-wars-and-uprisings\/","title":{"rendered":"Roman wars and uprisings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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\"Conquest<\/a><\/div>\n

Conquest of Italy<\/a><\/p>\n

The rivalry between the Greeks and the Etruscans<\/a> led to the weakening of both rivals, which created conditions for expansion for the Italian peoples<\/a> within the peninsula. The growing Italian population<\/a>, especially the tribes inhabiting poor, waterless Apennine range, sought new life opportunities and voluntarily left the mountains to gain fertile coastal lands. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Pyrrus\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Pyrrhic War <\/a><\/p>\n

One of the most ferocious enemies of the Republic was Pyrrhus, the King<\/a> of Epirus. Eventually, the war with Epirus cost Rome<\/a> a lot of effort and it cost thousands of lives. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Hannibal\\'s<\/a><\/div>\n

Punic Wars<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Greek<\/a><\/div>\n

Rome’s war against Sparta<\/a><\/p>\n

King of Sparta – Nabis – sought to strengthen the position of Sparta in the Peloponnese. Thanks to effective politics and an enlarged army<\/a>, he subdued the city of Argos. The Roman Republic<\/a>, using divisions among Greek cities, decided to intervene. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Antiochus<\/a><\/div>\n

Roman-Seleucid War <\/a><\/p>\n

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>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"A<\/a><\/div>\n

Wars in Cisalpine Gaul at beginning of 2nd century BCE<\/a><\/p>\n

The victories of Hannibal<\/a> 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<\/a>. This led to a series of fights at the beginning of the 2nd century BCE in Cisalpine Gaul. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Map<\/a><\/div>\n

Aetolian War <\/a><\/p>\n

After defeating Macedonia in the Second Macedonian War<\/a>, 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<\/a>. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Map<\/a><\/div>\n

Galatian War <\/a><\/p>\n

The war in 189 BCE between the Roman Republic and the Galatian Gauls living in Asia Minor<\/a>. The pretext for the war was that the Galatians were delivering armed reinforcements to the Seleucids, and their warriors even fought against the Romans in the battle of Magnesia<\/a>. (moew<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Phalanx<\/a><\/div>\n

Macedonian wars
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Macedonia, after the break-up of Alexander’s empire (after his death in 323 BCE), wanted to play the role of a dominant entity in the region, which naturally interfered with the interests of Rome. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Andriskos\\'<\/a><\/div>\n

War of Andriscus<\/a><\/p>\n

The lack of stability in Macedonia and the constant threat from barbarians led to the appearance of Andriscus<\/a>, also known as the Fourth Macedonian War<\/a>. This event had a major impact on the further political fate of Macedonia, after being defeated by Rome. (wi\u0119cej<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Shield<\/a><\/div>\n

War of Rome with Achaean League<\/a><\/p>\n

After defeating Andriscus, Rome left troops in the Balkans with the intention of dealing with the Achaean League, where anti-Roman attitudes intensified. Over the past decades, the Union has been the strongest federal organization in Greece<\/a>. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Roman<\/a><\/div>\n

Fights with the pirates <\/a><\/p>\n

With the development of statehood and taking the control over the majority of the Mediterranean, Rome had to be interested in the problem of piracy. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Servile<\/a><\/div>\n

Servile Wars <\/a><\/p>\n

In ancient Rome, the work of slaves was the basis of the existence of other social groups. The poor conditions of slave life led, however, to open rebellion. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Invasion<\/a><\/div>\n

Cimbrian War
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

At the end of the second century BCE Italia was in great danger. From the north came a large group of Germanic troops that could lead to the fall of the Roman Republic. Rome was on the brink of disaster. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Central<\/a><\/div>\n

Social War
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

The War of the Allies (Bellum Sociale) was one of the more serious internal conflicts of the Roman Republic. The revolt that broke out in the Apennine Peninsula resulted from the fact that Rome\u2019s allies (so-called socii<\/em>) were in a worse political situation than ordinary Roman citizens. Despite the fact that they provided the same tribute to the state, they did not have full political rights and could not have a real impact on the country.(more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Mithridates<\/a><\/div>\n

Mithridatic Wars<\/a><\/p>\n

Rivalry of the ambitious King of Pontus<\/a>, Mithridates VI with the Roman Republic in the first century BCE had many stages. Mithridates\u2019 plan was to create of a regional power and to drive away Roman influence from the eastern regions of the Mediterranean. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Sertorian<\/a><\/div>\n

Sertorian War<\/a><\/p>\n

Conflict in Spain in the years 80-72 BCE. In fact, the Sertorian War was the last independence movement of Spanish tribes. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Reconstruction<\/a><\/div>\n

Caesar’s campaign in Further Spain<\/a><\/p>\n

Julius Caesar<\/a> went down in history as the conqueror of Gaul and creator of the new system, which found followers in various epochs. Little known to the wider audience – are military activities at earlier stages of his career, i.e. during the period of his office as propretor in Spain, where the future winner of the Gauls for the first time commanded a larger group of troops. (wi\u0119cej<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Gaul\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Gallic Wars<\/a><\/p>\n

During his consulate, Julius Caesar<\/a> systematically sought to enlarge the territory of Rome in the north. To this end, he was constantly waging wars with various Celtic tribes inhabiting Gaul (territories located north and west of Italy and the Alps, today’s French Alps). (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Vision<\/a><\/div>\n

Caesar\u2019s invasion of Britain<\/a><\/p>\n

A war campaign conducted by Caesar, aimed at subordinating the unknown land, Britain. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Golden<\/a><\/div>\n

Vercingetorix\u2019 uprising <\/a><\/p>\n

The peoples of Gaul, who had been subjugated by Caesar, began to think about a rebellion against the Romans. Vercingetorix\u2019 uprising was an attempt to free the Gauls from Roman rule. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Busts<\/a><\/div>\n

Caesar’s Civil War <\/a><\/p>\n

The Civil War between Julius Caesar with Pompey the Great<\/a> decided about the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Empire. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Battle<\/a><\/div>\n

Wars of the Second Triumvirate<\/a><\/p>\n

Civil wars that broke out after Caesar’s death and shaped the fate of the Roman state. At that time, a second triumvirate<\/a>, an agreement on the division of power, was concluded between Octavian, Mark Antony<\/a> and Lepidus<\/a>. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Battle<\/a><\/div>\n

Germanic camapigns<\/a><\/p>\n

After Varus\u2019 massacre, superstitious Romans did not rebuild lost legions, nor did they use more of their numbering. However, they never gave up retaliation for the defeat inflicted by the Germans. Germanic had to take revenge on the Germans. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"A<\/a><\/div>\n

Revolt of Florus and Sacrovir (21 CE)<\/a><\/p>\n

The anti-Roman uprising in Gaul took place during the reign of Tiberius<\/a> in 21 CE, when the indebtedness of local aristocrats led to a boil. Its main leaders were two nobles – Julius Florus from the Treveri tribe and Aeduan Julius Sacrovir. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"The<\/a><\/div>\n

Tacfarinas\u2019 rebellion (17-24 CE) <\/a><\/p>\n

Tacfarinas<\/a> was a Numidian, who deserted from the auxiliary Roman troops and in 17 CE and began a war in Africa<\/a> against Rome. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Germanic<\/a><\/div>\n

Corbulo\u2019s Germanic campaign <\/a><\/p>\n

Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo<\/a> is widely known as the victorious commander of the Armenian campaign in the time of Nero<\/a>. The earlier period of his military career, including governing the province of Germania Inferior in the times of Claudius, is relatively unknown to the readers.(more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Conquest<\/a><\/div>\n

Conquest of Britain <\/a><\/p>\n

Caesar\u2019s attempt to conquer Britain failed in 55-54 BCE, the island was not taken up for decades. Only Claudius managed to create a province – Britain.. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"A<\/a><\/div>\n

Roman\u2013Parthian War over Armenia (58\u201363 CE) <\/a><\/p>\n

For years, Armenia was a state of interests for two neighboring powers: Rome and the Parthian Empire. This war was one of many that was fought to put a marionette ruler on the throne of Armenia.(more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Boudik,<\/a><\/div>\n

Boudica’s uprising <\/a><\/p>\n

Boudica’s uprising was the greatest British revolt against Roman domination. Boudica<\/a> led an agreement between the British tribes from the southern and western England and led the uprising. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Judea,<\/a><\/div>\n

Jewish\u2013Roman Wars <\/a><\/p>\n

Jewish\u2013Roman Wars, or series of rebellions and the uprisings of Jews from the Judea Province against the Roman Empire<\/a>, were many and they never brought full sovereignty to the Jews. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Conspiracy<\/a><\/div>\n

Revolt of the Batavi <\/a><\/p>\n

In August 69 CE in the lands of Germania Inferior took place the revolt of the Batavi against the Roman authorities in this area. The leader of the rebellion was Gaius Julius Civilis from Batavia, commander of one of the cohorts of auxiliary forces. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Campaigns<\/a><\/div>\n

Campaigns in the east (to 117 CE) <\/a><\/p>\n

About Rome, information began to flow east after the wars of that city with Pyrrhus and the cities of Great Greece in the third century BCE. Hellenistic rulers began to be interested in a more new onegrowing power from the west, when to their horror and surprise legions from the Tiber river fighting in a new way crushed in the battle of Cynoscephalae<\/a> in 197 BCE. the army of Philip V, the ruler of Macedonia, the homeland of the invincible soldiers of Alexander the Great. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Relief<\/a><\/div>\n

Dacian Wars <\/a><\/p>\n

The Dacian Wars were two war campaigns of Trajan<\/a> in 101-102 and 105-106 CE. As a result, the Roman province of Dacia was created. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"One<\/a><\/div>\n

Marcomannic Wars <\/a><\/p>\n

The Marcomannic Wars<\/a> were armed conflicts between the Roman Empire and the Germanic tribes in the Danube-Limes region in 167-180 CE. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Eran<\/a><\/div>\n

Wars with the Parthian Empire <\/a><\/p>\n

bitter conflicts between Rome and the Parths began in the year of 53 BCE, when the Roman legions commanded by the commander Crassus entered the Mesopotamian-controlled Parthian Empire. The Parthians were one of the most demanding Roman opponents. (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Valerian<\/a><\/div>\n

Roman\u2013Persian Wars <\/a><\/p>\n

After the Parthians were replaced by the Sasanid dynasty in 224 CE, the fights in the east of the Roman Empire intensified. What was worse, Rome was in a serious internal crisis.(more<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Conquest of Italy 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":36497,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-45580","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}