List of battles before 301

Before 500 BC

Note: Many ancient battles are implied by the records of the campaigns in which they occurred. For a list of known conflicts that includes those without described battles, see List of wars: before 1000.

Year	Battle	Description
c. 3320 BC	Siege of Naqada	King Scorpion I of Thinis defeats and kills King Bull of Naqada, uniting Upper Egypt.
c. 3100 BC	Unification Battle of Egypt "Narmer Palette Battle"	King Narmer of Upper Egypt defeats Lower Egypt in battle and founds the Old Kingdom of Egypt.
c. 2600 BC	Siege of Uruk	Uruk led by their King Gilgamesh and their General Enkidu, repel a siege by Aga of Kish and his allies from Isin and Nippur, capturing the Kings of Isin and Nippur.
c. 2500 BC	Battle of Banquan	The Yellow Emperor defeats the Flame Emperor at Banquan, forming the Huaxia Tribe.
	Battle of Zhuolu	The Yellow Emperor defeats Chi You at Zhuolu.
c. 2450 BC	Battle of Umma	Lagash decisively defeats Umma and makes it a tributary state.
c. 2334 BC	Battle of Uruk	Sargon of Akkad defeats the Sumerian force led by Lugal-Zage-Si at Uruk.
c. 2300 BC	Battle of Terqa	The Kingdom of Ebla allied with the Kingdom of Nagar, Kingdom of Kish, and the Ib'al end the Third Mari-Ebla War by decisively defeating the Kingdom of Mari in Northeast Syria.
c. 2004 BC	Sack of Ur	Elam sacks Ur and thus ends the Third dynasty of Ur.
c. 1764 BC	Siege of Hiritum	King Hammurabi of Babylonia allied with Mari defeats Elamite invasion.
c. 1763 BC	Siege of Larsa	Hammurabi defeats his former ally Rim-Sin I and conquers the city-state of Larsa for Babylonia.
c. 1600 BC	Battle of Mingtiao	Tang of Shang defeats Jie of Xia, marking the beginning of the Shang dynasty.
c. 1595 BC	Sack of Babylon	Hittites sack Babylon and end the First Babylonian dynasty, leaving the area to be occupied by their Kassite allies for centuries.
c. 1550 BC	Siege of Avaris	Egyptians under Ahmose I expel the Hyksos from Egypt after taking their capital of Avaris.
c. 1530 BC	Siege of Sharuhen	Egyptians under Ahmose I siege and raze town of Sharuhen in southern Canaan, the last stronghold the Hyksos fled to after he expelled them from Egypt.
c. 1504 BC	Siege of Kerma	Egyptians under Thutmose I conquer Kerma culture in Nubia.
c. 1457 BC	Battle of Megiddo	Egyptian forces, led by Thutmose III, rout the Canaanite forces under the King of Kadesh.
c. 14th century BC	Battle of the Ten Kings	Indo-Aryan tribal king Sudas defeats the invading Ten Kings in the Punjab region of the Indian Subcontinent.
c. 1319 BC	Battle of the Astarpa	Hittite forces, led by Mursili II, destroy the Arzawa army under Piyama-Kurunta, son of their king Uhha-Ziti. Mursili destroys Milawanda and besieges Apasa as a result, forcing the king to retreat to Ahhiyawa along with his sons.
c. 1312 BC	Battle of Ganuvara	Hittites defeat the Hayasa-Azzi confederation.
c. 1300 BC	Battle at Gibeah	Biblical battle between the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin and the other tribes of Israel, regarding the death of a concubine.
c. 1280 BC	Battle of Kār Ištar	Assyrians defeat Babylonians.
c. 1278 BC	Ramesses II's Battle against Sherden pirates	Egyptians under Ramesses II defeat Sherden pirates.
c. 1275 BC – c. 1205 BC	Battles of Alashiya	Hittite navy and army defeat the navy and army of the Kingdom of Alashiya in modern-day Cyprus. One of the first naval battles ever recorded.
c. 1274 BC	Battle of Kadesh	King Muwatalli II of the Hittites surprises Ramesses II; the battle ends in a draw.
c. 1269 BC	Siege of Dapur	Egyptian forces, led by Ramesses II, conquer Dapur.
c. 1250 BC	Battle of the Tollense	The largest excavated battle site of this age anywhere in the world, fought between unknown polities.
c. 1237 BC	Battle of Nihriya	Tukulti-Ninurta I of Assyria defeats Tudḫaliya IV of the Hittites.
c. 1208 BC	Battle of Perire	Egypt defeats Libyan and Sea People coalition.
c. 1184 BC	Siege of Troy	Greeks led by Mycenae sack Troy in Northwestern Anatolia, ending 10 year Trojan War.
c. 1178 BC	Battle of Djahy	Major land battle where Pharaoh Ramesses III defeats the Sea Peoples who were attempting to invade and conquer Egypt.
c. 1175 BC	Battle of the Delta	Egypt under Ramesses III repels a major naval invasion by the Sea Peoples.
c. 1150 BC	Battle of Mount Tabor	Israelites led by Barak and Deborah defeat Caananites led by the King of Hazor.
c. 1046 BC	Battle of Muye	Decisive victory of the Zhou dynasty against the Shang dynasty.
c. 1025 BC	Battle of Michmash	Israelites defeat Philistines.
c. 1010 BC	Battle of Mount Gilboa	The Israelites fight against the Philistines; King Saul and his son Jonathan die.
	Siege of Jebus	King David of Israel takes the city of Jebus, later known as Jerusalem, from the Jebusites. It becomes the Israelite capital city.
c. 993 BC	Siege of Rabbah	King David takes the capital of the Ammonites, subjugating them to Israel.
925 BC	Battle of Bitter Lakes	Shoshenq I of Egypt defeats a Bedouin incursion after surprising the enemy at the shores of the Bitter Lakes.
	Sack of Jerusalem	The Egyptians capture and plunder the Israeli capital of Jerusalem.
913 BC	Battle of Mount Zemaraim	Judah under King Abijah defeats Israel under King Jeroboam I; 500,000 Israelites fall in a single battle.
878 BC	Battle of Suru	Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II takes the fortress of Suru from the Babylonians.
853 BC	Battle of Karkar	Assyrian Shalmaneser III faces a military alliance of the king of Damascus and 11 other rulers including Israel.
814 BC	Battle of Dur-Papsukkal	Assyrian king Shamshi-Adad IV razes the Babylonian city, then defeats the army of their king Marduk-balassu-iqbi.
771 BC	Battle of Mount Li	Quanrong barbarians decisively defeat the Zhou, severely weakening the dynasty
c. 750 BC	Battle of the Lacus Curtius	The newly formed Roman Kingdom under King Romulus defeats the Sabines.
743–740 BC	Siege of Arpad	Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser III takes and razes the Syrian city of Arpad after besieging it for three years.
733 BC	Siege of Gezer	The Assyrian king, Tiglath-Pileser III takes Gazru (Gezer) from the Kingdom of Israel.
724-720 BC	Siege of Tyre	Assyrians under Shalmaneser V and later Sargon II lay siege to the Phoenecian city of Tyre for 4 years but can't take the city.
722 BC	Siege of Samaria	Assyrian king Sargon II begins his reign by concluding a siege started by his predecessor Tiglath-Pileser III, bringing a final destructive conquest to the northern Kingdom of Israel after taking their capital.
c. 715 BC	Siege of Hermopolis	Nubians led by King Piye annex Hermopolis from Egyptians of Nimlot of Hermopolis.
714 BC	Battle of Lake Urmia	King Sargon II of Assyria decisively defeats King Rusa I of Urartu at Lake Urmia, Urartu soon becomes an Assyrian client state.
707 BC	Battle of Xuge	Zhou dynasty is defeated by State of Zheng in the first open defiance of imperial authority that would start the Spring and Autumn period.
701 BC	Siege of Azekah	Assyrian king Sennacherib takes the city of Azekah from the Kingdom of Judah.
	Siege of Lachish	Assyrian king Sennacherib takes the city of Lachish from the Kingdom of Judah.
	Siege of Jerusalem	Sennacherib besieges the capital of the Kingdom of Judah under Hezekiah. Both sides claim victory.
	Siege of Tyre	Sennacherib unsuccessfully besieges Phoenician city-state of Tyre.
693 BC	Battle of Diyala River	King Sennacherib of Assyria defeats the Elamites of Southern Iran, led by Mushezib-Marduk, at Diyala River.
691 BC	Battle of Halule	King Sennacherib of Assyria fights a rebel force, composed of Babylonians, Chaldeans, Aramaeans, Elamites, and the tribes of the Zagros; the battle ended in a draw, although the greatest losses were suffered by the Assyrians.
689 BC	Siege of Babylon	Sennacherib sacks Babylon and puts down the Babylonians' rebellion.
685 BC	Battle of Deres	Aristomenes of Messenia fights Sparta, with an unknown and disputed end.
684 BC	Battle of Changshao	Part of Spring and Autumn period. Lu defeats Qi.
682 BC	Battle of the Great Foss	Aristomenes, Androcles, Fidas, and Aristocrates II of the alliance between Messenia and Arcadia are decisively defeated by the Spartans.
680–677 BC	Siege of Sidon	Assyrians under Esarhaddon capture, raze and rebuild the Phoenecian city of Sidon and execute their king, Abdi-Milkutti.
671 BC	Siege of Tyre	Assyrians under Esarhaddon unsuccessfully besiege Tyre.
669 BC	Battle of Hysiae	The Argives defeat the Lacedaemonians.
663 BC	Siege of Tyre	Assyrians under Ashurbanipal unsuccessfully besiege Tyre.
	Sack of Thebes	King Asshurbanipal of Assyria, aided by the future indigenous Egyptian Pharaoh of the 26th Dynasty of Egypt Psamtik I, sacks the city and ends the Kushite 25th Dynasty of Egypt. Thebes is permanently weakened as a city.
654 BC	Sack of Sardis	Cimmerians sack the Lydian capital of Sardis and kill King Gyges of Lydia.
653 BC	Battle of Malitiosa Forest	Romans led by their king Tullus Hostilius decisively defeat the Sabines.
	Battle of Ulai	Assyrians defeat an Elamite army at the Ulai River, clearing the way to Elam. Elamite king Teumman and his son killed in the battle.
647 BC	Battle of Susa	King Assurbanipal of Assyria takes Susa from Elam, this meaning the end of the Elamites few years after.
645 BC	Battle of Loulin	Chu (state) defeats Xu in the Spring and Autumn period
642 BC	Battle of Yan	Duke Xiao of Qi, allied with Song (state) defeats his brothers to become ruler of Qi.
635 BC	Fall of Ashdod	Psamtik I of Egypt takes Ashdod from the Neo-Assyrian Empire, after a 29-year siege.
632 BC	Battle of Chengpu	Duke Wen of Jin defeats the Chu commander Ziyu in the biggest battle of the Spring and Autumn period.
627 BC	Battle of Xiao	Part of the Spring and Autumn period. Jin defeats Qin
626 BC	Revolt of Babylon	Nabopolassar successfully takes Babylon from Assyria and forms the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
616 BC	Battle of Qablin	Babylonians led by king Nabopolassar defeat the Assyrians and Mannaeans.
	Battle of Arrapha	Babylonians led by king Nabopolassar lose to the Assyrians.
615 BC	Fall of Tarbisu	The Medes led by Cyaxares take the city of Tarbisu from Assyria, pushing into their heartland.
614 BC	Fall of Assur	Nabopolassar of Babylonia and Cyaxares of the Medes take and destroy Assur, capital of Sin- Shar-Ishkun's Assyria.
612 BC	Battle of Nineveh	The Medes and Scythians join the Babylonians to sack Nineveh, the capital of Assyria.
609 BC	Battle of Megiddo	Necho II of Egypt defeats and kills King Josiah of Judah.
	Fall of Harran	Nabopolassar of Babylonia takes the Assyrian city of Harran, ruled by Ashur-uballit II, ending the Assyrian Empire.
	Siege of Harran	Egyptian assault of Harran fails.
606 BC	Siege of Kimuhu	Egyptians under Necho II take city of Kimuhu from Babylonians.
605 BC	Battle of Quramati	Egyptians defeat Babylonians east of the Euphrates River.
	Battle of Carchemish	Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon begins reign by defeating Necho II of Egypt.
	Battle of Hamath	Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon defeats Necho II of Egypt in Hamath. According to Daniel 1:1 Nebuchadrezzar II takes and despoils Jerusalem, under the rule of Jehoiakim of Judea, but Daniel was written in 167 BC and the siege was 599 BC.
597 BC	Siege of Jerusalem	Babylonia takes and despoils Jerusalem.
595 BC	Battle of Bi	Part of the Spring and Autumn period. Chu defeats Jin.
590 BC	Sack of Napata	Egyptians under Psamtik II sack and raze Napata, the capital of the Kingdom of Kush.
588 BC	Battle of An	Part of the Spring and Autumn period. Jin defeats Qi.
587 BC	Siege of Jerusalem	Babylonia takes and destroys Jerusalem..
586–573 BC	Siege of Tyre	Nebuchadnezzar II sieges Tyre for 13 years until the city agrees to pay tribute.
585 BC	Battle of Halys	Last battle of the war between Lydians and Medes. A solar eclipse is perceived as an ill omen and the fighting stops.
	Siege of Kirrha	Amphictyonic League led by Cleisthenes of Sicyon destroys the city of Kirrha after poisoning its water supply during the siege. Last battle of the First Sacred War.
575 BC	Battle of Yanling	Part of the Spring and Autumn period. Jin defeats Chu.
552 BC	Battle of Hyrba	Persians under Kyros II defeat Medians under Harpagos.
551 BC	Battle of the Persian Border	Persians under Kyros II defeat Medians under Astyages.
550 BC	Battle of the Fetters	Battle between Sparta and Arcadia.
	Battle of Pasargadae	Persians under Kyros II defeat Medians under Astyages.
547 BC	Battle of Pteria	Indecisive battle between Persians under Kyros II and Lydians under Kroisos.
	Battle of Thymbra	Persians under Kyros II defeat Lydians under Kroisos.
	Siege of Sardis	Persians under Kyros II take Sardis from Lydians.
546 BC	Battle of Pallene	Peisistratos defeats Athenian army in surprise attack and takes rulership of Athens.
545 BC	Battle of The 300 Champions	The Spartans defeat the Argives in a battle of 300 chosen champions. Only 3 survive.
540 BC	Battle of Alalia	Carthaginian and Etruscan fleets defeat Phocaeans.
540 BC	Siege of Xanthos	Persians under Harpagos take Xanthos.
539 BC	Battle of Opis	Persians under Kyros II defeat Babylonians.
525 BC	Battle of Pelusion	Persians under Kambyses II defeat Egyptians under Psamtik III.
509 BC	Battle of Silva Arsia	Roman Republic defeats Etruscan forces from Tarquinii and Veii led by deposed Roman king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus.
508 BC	Siege of Rome	Etruscan forces besiege Rome, ending in a peace treaty; monarchy stays abolished in Rome.
506 BC	Battle of Boju	Forces of Wu under Sun Tzu, defeat the forces of Chu.
502 BC	Battle of Pometia	Roman forces defeat rebellion by Latin towns

5th century BC

Year	Battle	Description
499 BC	Siege of Naxos	Persians unsuccessfully besiege Naxos.
498 BC	Siege of Sardis	Greek coalition takes Sardis which is subsequently destroyed.
	Battle of Ephesos	Persians defeat Greek coalition.
	Siege of Amathus	Cypriots under Onesilus unsuccessfully besiege Amathus.
496 BC	Battle of Lake Regillus	Romans defeat either the Etruscans or the Latins.
494 BC	Battle of Lade	Persians defeat Greek coalition.
	Battle of Sepeia	Spartan forces of Cleomenes I defeat the Argives, fully establishing Spartan dominance in the Peloponnese.
493 BC	Battle of Corioli	Romans take town from the Volsci.
490 BC	Siege of Naxos	Persians take Naxos which is subsequently detroyed.
	Siege of Eretria	Persians take Eretria.
	Battle of Marathon	Greek coalition under Miltiades defeats Persians.
480 BC	Battle of Thermopylae	Persians under Xerxes defeat a coalition of Greek forces led by the Spartans commanded by King Leonidas.
	Battle of Artemisium	Persian fleet fights an inconclusive battle with the Greek allied fleet.
	Battle of Salamis	Greek ships under Themistocles and Eurybiades of Sparta defeat Persian fleet in the Bay of Eleusis.
	Battle of Himera	The Greeks of Sicily, led by Gelo of Syracuse, defeat the Carthaginians under Hamilcar I of Carthage, who dies in the battle.
479 BC	Battle of Plataea	Ends the Persian invasion of Greece; Pausanias, the Spartan commander of the Greek army, routs the armies of Mardonius.
	Battle of Mycale	Greeks under Leotychidas sail to Asia Minor, attack the Persian fleet, and defeat the 60,000 Persian troops.
	Siege of Sestos	Athens take Sestos from Persians, capture and crucify their governor Artayctes the Persian general.
478 BC	Siege of Byzantium	Byzantium lost by Persians.
	Battle of Lize	Yue defeats Wu, gaining much territory, during the Warring States period of Chinese history.
477 BC	Battle of the Cremera	The Etruscan city of Veii defeats the Roman Republic at Cremera.
475 BC	Siege of Eion	The Delian League takes Eion from the Persians.
474 BC	Battle of Cumae	The Syracusans under Hiero I defeat the Etruscans and end Etruscan expansion in southern Italy.
473 BC	Battle of Kailia	Iapygians defeat the Greek colonies of Taras and Rhegion in Magna Graecia with heavy losses on both sides. According to Herodotus this was the greatest death count among Greeks in a singular battle to his memory.
466 BC	Battle of the Eurymedon	Athenians under Cimon defeat the Persians in a great naval battle.
458 BC	Battle of Mount Algidus	Romans under Cincinnatus defeat the Aequi.
	Battle of Aegina	Athens defeats Aegina
460 BC	Battle of Hyria	Taras defeats Messapians and Peucetians.
459 BC	Battle of Papremis	Athenians and Egyptian rebels defeat Persians.
457 BC	Battle of Tanagra	The Spartans defeat the Athenians near Thebes, Greece.
	Battle of Oenophyta	The Athenians defeat the Thebans and take control of Boeotia.
454 BC	Siege of Prosoptis	Persia re-establishes control over Egypt.
	Battle of Mendesium	Fifty Athenian triremes try to relieve Prosoptis unaware it succumbed, most triremes sunk by Persians.
453 BC	Battle of Jinyang	Decisive battle leading to the partition of the state of Jin into three smaller states of Zhao, Han, and Wei, which became three of the seven warring states in China.
450 BC	Siege of Citium	Persia maintains control over Cyprus.
	Battle of Salamis	Athenians under Cimon defeat the Persian fleet at Cyprus.
	Battle of Nomae	Greeks defeat Sicels of Ducetius
447 BC	Battle of Coronea	The Athenians are driven from Boeotia.
446 BC	Battle of Corbio	Roman General Titus gains a victory over the Aequi tribes.
446 BC	Battle of the Himera	Syracuse defeats Akragas
435 BC	Capture of Fidenae	Romans defeat the Veii.
	Battle of Leucimme	Corcyra defeats Corinth.
	Siege of Epidamnus	Corcyra takes their former colony of Epidamnus.
433 BC	Battle of Sybota	Athenians and Corcyreans fight the Corinthians.
432 BC	Battle of Potidaea	Athens defeats Sparta, leading to the Peloponnesian War.
429 BC	Battle of Spartolos	Chalcidians and their allies defeat Athens.
	Battle of Rhium	Naval defeat of the Peloponnesians by Athens.
	Battle of Naupactos	Phormion defeats the Peloponnesian fleet.
427 BC	Mytilenean revolt	Athens ends Mytilenian revolt.
	Siege of Plataea	Sparta besieges and destroys Plataea.
426 BC	Battle of Tanagra	Athenians under Nicias defeat Tanagra and Thebes.
	Battle of Olpae	Athenians under Demosthenes defeat the Spartans in Aetolia.
	Battle of Idomene	Demosthenes of Athens defeats Ambracia.
425 BC	Battle of Pylos	Athenians under Demosthenes again defeat the Spartans, this time capturing a Spartan fleet and leaving a Spartan contingent isolated on the island of Sphacteria.
	Battle of Sphakteria	Demosthenes and Cleon capture the Spartans on Sphacteria.
424 BC	Battle of Megara	Athens encounters defeat at Megara.
	Battle of Delion	Another Athenian invasion of Boeotia is unsuccessful.
423 BC	Battle of Lynkestis	Illyrians and Lyncestians fight the Spartans and Macedonians during the Peloponnessian War.
422 BC	Battle of Amphipolis	The Spartans under Brasidas defeat the Athenians under Cleon; both generals die.
418 BC	Battle of Mantinea	The Spartans under King Agis II defeat the Argives, Mantineans, and Athenians.
417 BC	Battle of Hysiae	Spartans march against Argos with their allies, yet fail to take the city itself, instead capturing Hysiae
	Battle of Orneae	Argives and Athenians defeat Spartan garrison
415 BC	Battle of Melos	Athens invades Melos.
413 BC	Sicilian Expedition	The Athenian expedition in Sicily, under Nicias and Demosthenes, is annihilated.
411 BC	Battle of Eretria	Spartans defeat the Athenian fleet.
	Battle of Syme	Spartans defeat Athenian fleet; Persia is drawn into the Peloponnesian War.
	Battle of Kynossema	The Athenians under Alcibiades defeat the Spartan fleet.
410 BC	Battle of Abydos	Athenian navy defeats Spartan fleet.
	Battle of Kyzikos	The Athenian fleet, under the leadership of Alcibiades, destroys the Spartan fleet.
409 BC	Battle of Selinus	Dorian Greek city Selinus destroyed by Carthage.
	Battle of Himera	Ionian Greek city Himera destroyed by Carthage.
406 BC	Battle of Notion	The Spartans under Lysander defeat a segment of the Athenian fleet under Antiochus.
	Battle of Mytilene	Sparta defeats Athens.
	Battle of Arginusae	The final Athenian victory of the Peloponnesian War.
	Siege of Akragas	Dorian Greek city Akragas sacked by Carthage.
405 BC	Battle of Gela	Dorian Greek city Gela sacked by Carthage.
	Battle of Aegospotami	The final battle of the Peloponnesian War; Lysander destroys the navy of Athens led by Conon.
	Sack of Camarina	Carthaginians sack Sicilian Greek city of Camarina.
404 or 403 BC	Battle of Phyle	The Athenian exiles, seeking to restore democracy in Athens, defeat the Spartans.
	Battle of Munychia	The Athenian exiles, in their search for democracy in Athens, defeat the oligarchic government of Athens.
403 BC	Battle of Piraeus	The Athenian exiles, led by Thrasybulus, are finally defeated by the Spartans of Pausanias, both sides suffering tremendous casualties. However, Piraeus and Athens are reunited and the democratic government of Athens is reestablished.
401 BC	Battle of Cunaxa	Artaxerxes II defeats Kyros the Younger who is killed in the fighting.

4th century BC

Year	Battle	Description
398 BC	Siege of Motya	Phoenician city Motya sacked by Sicilian Greeks.
397 BC	Battle of Messene	Ionian Greek city Messene sacked by Carthage.
	Battle of Catana	Greek fleet defeated by Carthage.
	Siege of Syracuse	Battle between Syracuse and Carthage. Part of the Sicilian Wars. Greek victory.
396 BC	Battle of Veii	Romans complete conquest of Etruscans.
395 BC	Battle of Haliartus	The Spartan general Lysander is killed in a Spartan defeat by the Thebans.
394 BC	Battle of Nemea	Spartans defeat the Thebans, Athenians, Argives, and Corinthians.
	Battle of Cnidus	The Spartan fleet under Peisander is utterly destroyed by the Persian-Athenian fleet of Conon.
	Battle of Coronea	King Agesilaus II of Sparta defeats the Thebans.
	Siege of Tauromenium	Syracuse besieges the Sicels
393 BC	Battle of Abacaenum	Small Carthaginian army defeated by Dionysius I of Syracuse
392 BC	Battle of Chrysas	Inconclusive last battle of the Third Sicilian War
391 BC	Battle of Lechaeum	Iphicrates of Athens defeats Sparta during the Corinthian War.
390 BC	Battle of the Allia	Celtic Coalition under Brennus defeat Romans under Quitnus Sulpicius Longus.
389 BC	Battle of the Elleporus	Dionysius I of Syracuse defeats the Italiote League, securing his domination of Greek Southern Italy.
	Siege of Theodosia	Bosporan Kingdom tries to take Theodosia but fails
386 BC	Siege of Rhegium	Dionysius I of Syracuse conquers the city and sells the inhabitants into slavery.
385 BC	Siege of Mantinea	Sparta destroys Mantinea
384 BC	Battle of Pharos	Liburnians defeat Greek colony of Pharos and Syracuse.
380 BC	Battle of Labrytai	Bosporan Kingdom conquers the Sindlike Kingdom
377 BC	Battle of Cabala	Syracuse defeats Carthage
376 BC	Battle of Cronium	Carthage defeats Syracuse, ending the Fourth Sicilian War
	Battle of Naxos	The Athenians under Chabrias defeat the Spartans at sea.
375 BC	Battle of Tegyra	Pelopidas of Thebes defeats Sparta.
374 BC	Battle of Alyzia	Athenian navy defeats Spartan navy.
371 BC	Battle of Leuctra	Spartans under king Cleombrotus lose to the Thebans under Epaminondas – Cleombrotus is killed. This ends the period of Spartan domination of Greece
365 BC	Siege of Theodosia	Bosporan Kingdom again tries to take Theodosia and again fails
364 BC	Battle of Cynoscephalae	The Thebans under Pelopidas fight a drawn battle with Alexander of Pherae in Thessaly. Pelopidas is killed.
362 BC	Battle of Mantinea	The Thebans and their allies, under Epaminondas, defeat the Spartans and Athenians, but Epaminondas himself is killed, ending the brief period of Theban domination.
361 BC	Battle of the Anio	Romans under Titus Quinctius Pennus defeat Celtic Coalition.
360 BC	Siege of Theodosia	Bosporan Kingdom besieges Theodosia for the third time, this time taking the city
359 BC	Battle of Methone	Philip II of Macedon defeats 3,000 Athenian mercenaries on the Macedonian coast.
358 BC	Battle of Pedum	Romans under Gaius Sulpicius Peticus defeat Celtic Coalition.
	Battle of Erigon Valley	Philip II of Macedon defeats the Kingdom of Dardania, expanding Macedonia to their northwestern frontier.
356 BC	Battle of Embata	Athenians under Chares, Iphicrates, and Timotheos are defeated by the Chians at Chios, Greece.
353 BC	Battle of Crocus Field	Philip II of Macedon defeats the Phocians in the Third Sacred War.
	Battle of Guiling	Tian Ji and Sun Bin of Qi defeat Pang Juan of Wei at Handan during the Warring States period of China.
343 BC	Battle of Mount Gaurus	Roman general Marcus Valerius Corvus defeats the Samnites.
	Battle of Suessula	The Roman Republic beats the Samnites, but is forced to withdraw due to the revolt of several of its Latin allies.
	Siege of Syracuse	Corinthian General Timoleon leads coalition with the other Sicilian Greek cities to intervene in Hicetas of Leontini's attempt to capture Syracuse, defeating him, his Carthaginian allies, Syracuse's tyrant Dionysius II of Syracuse and restoring democracy to Syracuse.
342 BC	Battle of Maling	Tian Ji and Sun Bin of Qi again defeat Pang Juan of Wei, this time at Dazhangija Town, Shen County, in Henan Province.
340 BC	Siege of Byzantium	A siege by Philip II of Macedonia.
339 BC	Battle of Vesuvius	Romans under P. Decius Mus and T. Manlius Imperiosus defeat the rebellious Latins.
	Battle of the Crimissus	Syracue under Timoleon defeats Carthage.
338 BC	Battle of Chaeronea	2 August – Philip of Macedon crushes Athens and Thebes in their struggle to maintain their independence.
	Battle of Trifanum	Roman general T. Manlius Imperiosus decisively defeats the Latins.
	Battle of Manduria	Sparta and its colony Taras both defeated by the Brutian League in front of the walls of Manduria. Spartan king Archidamus III killed.
335 BC	Battle of Mount Haemus	Macedonians under Alexander the Great defeat Thracians.
	Siege of Pelium	Macedonians under Alexander the Great defeat Illyrians.
	Battle of Thebes	Macedonians under Alexander the Great take Thebes which is subsequently destroyed.
334 BC	Battle of the Granikos	Macedonians under Alexander the Great defeat Persians.
	Siege of Miletos	Macedonians under Alexander the Great take Miletos from Persians.
	Siege of Halikarnassos	Macedonians under Alexander the Great take Halikarnassos from Persians.
333 BC	Battle of Issos	Macedonians under Alexander the Great defeat Persians under Dareios III.
	Siege of Gordion	Macedonians under Parmenion take Gordion from Persians.
332 BC	Siege of Tyre	Macedonians under Alexander the Great take Tyre.
	Siege of Gaza	Macedonians under Alexander the Great take Gaza.
331 BC	Battle of Pandosia	Italian coalition defeats Alexander I of Epirus who is killed in the fighting.
	Battle of Megalopolis	Macedonians under Antipatros defeat the Spartans under Agis III.
	Battle of Gaugamela	Macedonians under Alexander the Great defeat Persians under Dareios III.
	Battle of the Uxian Defile	Macedonians under Alexander the Great defeat the Uxians.
330 BC	Battle of the Persian Gate	Macedonians under Alexander the Great defeat the Persians.
329 BC	Siege of Kyropolis	Macedonians under Alexander the Great take Kyroplis from Sogdians.
	Battle of the Jaxartes	Macedonians under Alexander the Great defeat the Saka.
328 BC	Battle of Gabai	Macedonians under Koinos defeat Sogdians under Spitamenes.
327 BC	Capture of Neapolis	The Samnites take the city of Neapolis from Rome.
	Siege of the Sogdian Rock	Macedonians under Alexander the Great take the Sogdian Rock from Sogdians.
	Siege of Aornos	Macedonians under Alexander the Great take Aornos.
326 BC	Battle of the Hydaspes	Macedonians under Alexander the Great defeat Poros.
325 BC	Battle of Imbrinium	Romans under Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus defeat the Samnites.
323 BC	Battle of Plataea	Athenians defeat Boeotians who are allied to Macedon.
	Battle of Thermopylae	Greek Coalition defeats Macedonians under Antipatros.
322 BC	Siege of Lamia	Greek Coalition unsuccessfully besieges Macedonians under Antipatros in Malis.
	Battle of Amorgos	Kleitos the White defeats Athenians at sea.
	Battle of Echinades	Kleitos the White defeats Athenians at sea.
	Battle of Melitea	Greek Coalition defeats Macedonians under Leonnatos who is killed in the fighting.
	Battle of Crannon	Macedonians under Antipatros and Krateros defeat Greek Coalition.
	Battle of Pataliputra	Chandragupta Maurya attacks the capital of the Nanda Empire
321 BC	Battle of the Caudine Forks	The Romans under Spurius Postumius and T. Verturius Calvinus are defeated by the Samnites under Gaius Pontius.
	Battle of the Hellespont	Eumenes defeats Krateros and Neoptolemos who are killed in the fighting.
	Battle of the Camel's rampart	Perdikkas fails in crossing the Nile against Ptolemaios and is subsequently assassinated.
319 BC	Battle of Orkynia	Antigonos Monophthalmos defeats Eumenes.
	Battle of Cretopolis	Antigonos Monophthalmos defeats Perdiccan Coalition under Alketas.
318 BC	Siege of Nora	Antigonos Monophthalmos unsuccessfully besieges Eumenes.
317 BC	Siege of Megalopolis	Polyperchon unsuccessfully besieges Megalopolis which is allied to Kassandros.
	Battle of Byzantium	Antigonos Monophthalmos and Nikanor defeat Kleitos the White at sea.
	Battle of the Kopratas	Eumenes defeats advance force of Antigonos Monophthalmos.
	Battle of Paraitakene	Indecisive battle between Antigonos Monophthalmos and Eumenes.
316 BC	Siege of Pydna	Kassandros takes Pydna under Olympias who is subsequently captured alongside Roxana and Alexander IV.
315 BC	Battle of Lautulae	The Romans are defeated by the Samnites.
	Battle of Gabiene	Antigonos Monophthalmos defeats Eumenes who is subsequently excecuted.
314 BC	Siege of Tyre	Antigonos Monophthalmos takes Tyre from Ptolemaics.
312 BC	Battle of Gaza	Ptolemaios and Seleukos defeat Demetrios.
311 BC	Battle of Myus	Demetrios defeats Ptolemaics under Killes.
	Battle of Himera	The Carthaginian general Hamilcar defeats the tyrant Agathocles of Syracuse, who is then besieged in Syracuse.
	Siege of Babylon	Seleukos takes Babylon from Antigonids.
	Battle of the Tigris	Seleukos defeats Antigonids under Nikanor and Eaugoras.
310 BC	Battle of Lake Vadimo	The Romans defeat the Etruscans.
	Siege of Babylon	Seleukos and Patrokles defeat Antigonids under Demetrios and Archelaus.
	Battle of the Thatis	Satyros II of the Bosporan Kingdom allied with the Scythians defeats his brother Eumelos and his Sarmatian army in the opening battle of the Bosporan Civil War.
	Battle of White Tunis	Agathocles of Syracuse defeats Carthage in Africa
	Siege of Syracuse	Syracuse repels a Carthaginian siege of the city
309 BC	Siege of Babylon	Antigonos takes Babylon from Seleucids.
	Battle of the 25 of Abu	Seleukos defeats Antigonos who is subsequently forced to recognise Seleucid rule over Babylonia, Elam and Media.
	Siege of Siracena	Satyros II is killed while besieging Eumelos
	Battle of Lake Maeotis	Eumelos defeats his brother Prytanis and takes the throne of the Bosporan Kingdom, ending the civil war
306 BC	Battle of Salamis	Demetrios defeats Menelaos at sea, Cyprus is subsequently taken from Ptolemaics.
305 BC	Battle of Bovianum	The Roman consuls M. Fulvius and L. Postumius decisively defeat the Samnites to end the Second Samnite War.
305-304 BC	Siege of Rhodes	Demetrios I Poliorketes unsuccessfully besieges Rhodes.
301 BC	Battle of Ipsos	Seleukos I and Lysimachos defeat Demetrios I Poliorketes and Antigonos I Monophthalmos, who is killed in the fighting.

3rd century BC

Year	Battle	Description
298 BC	Battle of Camerinum	The Samnites allied with the Gauls defeat the Romans under Lucius Cornelius Scipio in the first battle of the Third Samnite War.
297 BC	Battle of Tifernum	Roman forces defeat the Samnites in Umbria.
295 BC	Battle of Sentinum	The 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	The Romans decisively defeat the Samnites.
	Battle of Yique	Qin forces defeat the allied states of Wei and Han, leading to Qin's further superiority in China.
291 BC	Siege of Thebes	Demetrios I Poliorketes takes Thebes.
287 BC	Siege of Athens	Demetrios I Poliorketes unsuccessfully besieges Athens.
284 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.
281 BC	Battle of Kurupedion	Seleukos I defeats Lysimachos who is killed in the fighting.
280 BC	Battle of Heraclea	Pyrrhos I defeats Romans under Publius Valerius Leavinus.
279 BC	Battle of Asculum	Pyrrhos I defeats Romans under Publius Decius Mus.
	Battle of Thermopylae	Invading Gaulic forces under Brennus defeat a Greek alliance and advance on the Balkans.
	Attack on Delphi	Gauls decisively defeated by Greek alliance while trying to sack Delphi. Brennus commits suicide during the retreat.
278 BC	Siege of Syracuse	Carthaginians unsuccessfully besiege Syracuse.
	Siege of Lilybaeum	Pyrrhos I unsuccessfully besieges Lilybaeum.
277 BC	Battle of Lysimachia	Macedonian Antigonid forces versus Gallic tribes that had settled in the Thracian Chersonese.
	Battle of the Cranita hills	Samnites defeat Romans under Publius Cornelius Rufinus and Caius Junius Bubulcus.
276 BC	Battle of the Strait of Messina	Carthaginians defeat Pyrrhos I at sea.
275 BC	Battle of Beneventum	Romans under Manius Curius Dentatus defeat Pyrrhos I who subsequently leaves Italy with most of his army.
274 BC	Battle of the Aous	Pyrrhos I defeats Macedonians under Antigonos II Gonatas.
272 BC	Siege of Sparta	Pyrrhos I unsuccessfully besieges Sparta.
	Battle of Argos	Coalition under Antigonos II Gonatas defeats Pyrrhos I who is killed in the fighting.
	Siege of Taras	Romans take Taras.
264 BC	Battle of Messana	Rome defeats Carthage in the first battle of the First Punic War
262 BC	Battle of Agrigentum	Carthaginian forces under Hannibal Gisco and Hanno are defeated by the Romans, giving them control of most of Sicily.
261 BC	Battle of Cos	Naval victory of Antigonus II Gonatas over Ptolemy II.
	Battle of Kalinga	Ashoka the Great conquers Kalinga for the Maurya Empire.
260 BC	Battle of Changping	Army of Qin under Bai Qi routed army of Zhao and massacred 500,000 prisoners of war. Military superiority of Qin over all other states of China. Unification became a matter of time.
	Battle of Lipara Islands	A Roman naval force is defeated by the Carthaginians.
	Battle of Mylae	A Roman naval force under C. Duillius defeats the Carthaginian fleet, giving Rome control of the western Mediterranean.
259 BC	Battle of Thermae	Carthaginian defeat Romans in Sicily
258 BC	Battle of Ephesus	Rhodians under Agathostratus defeat a Ptolemaic fleet under Chremonides.
	Battle of Sulci	Minor Roman naval victory during First Punic War.
257 BC	Battle of Tyndaris	Sicilian town captured by Rome.
	Battle of Handan	States of Zhao, Chu, and Wei defeat Qin.
256 BC	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.
255 BC	Siege of Aspis	Rome takes the city of Aspis in Africa
	Battle of Adys	The Romans under Regulus defeat the Carthaginians in North Africa.
	Battle of Tunis	The Carthaginians under Xanthippus, a Greek mercenary, defeat the Romans under Regulus, who is captured.
	Battle of Cape Hermaeum	Romans defeat Carthaginian fleet and successfully evacuate their army from Africa
251 BC	Battle of Panormus	Carthaginian forces under Hasdrubal are defeated by the Romans under L. Caecilius Metellus.
250 BC	Siege of Lilybaeum	Rome takes Lilybaeum after a long siege
	Battle of Panormus	Roman army led by Consul Metellus defeats Carthaginian army led by General Hasdrubal
249 BC	Battle of Drepana	Carthaginians under Adherbal defeat the fleet of Roman admiral Claudius Pulcher.
	Battle of Phintias	Carthage destroys a large Roman navy
248 BC	Siege of Drepana	Rome besieges Drepana
246 BC	Battle of Andros	Ptolemy III loses the Cyclades to Antigonus II of Macedonia.
241 BC	Battle of the Aegates Islands	Roman sea victory over the Carthaginians, ending the First Punic War
241 BC	Battle of the Caecus River	Attalus I defeats the Galatians
240 BC	Battle of Utica	Rebellious Carthaginian mercenaries defeats the Carthaginian army of Hanno II the Great
	Battle of the Bagradas River	Hamilcar defeats mercenary troops, making it the first Punic victory in the Mercenary Wars.
	Hamilcar's victory with Naravas	Hamilcar again defeats the mercenary forces, this time with the help of the Numidian defector Naravas
239 BC	Battle of Ancyra	Antiochus Hierax defeats Seleucus II Callinicus
238 BC	Battle of "The Saw"	Hamilcar defeats a great mercenary army at Tunis.
	Battle of Aphrodisium	Attalus I of Pergamon defeats Antiochus Hierax
	Battle of Leptis Parva	Final battle of the Mercenary War
233 BC	Battle of Fei	Zhou defeat the Qin
231 BC	Siege of Medion	Illyrians under Agron defeat the Aetolian League
230 BC	Battle of Phoenice	Illyrians defeat the Epirotes
229 BC	Battle of Paxos	Illyrians defeat the Aetolian League and Achaean League
	Battle of the Harpasus	Attalus again defeats Antiochus Hierax and takes over much of Anatolia
	Battle of Epidamnus	Greeks of Epirus beat back Illyrians.
	Siege of Issa	Romans lift Illyrian siege of Greek city of Issa.
227 BC	Battle of Mount Lycaeum	Cleomenes III of Sparta defeats the Achaean League
226 BC	Battle of Dyme	Sparta again defeats the Achaean League decisively, resulting in a peace treaty.
225 BC	Battle of Faesulae	The Romans are defeated by the Gauls of Northern Italy.
	Battle of Telamon	The Romans under Aemilius Papus and Caius Atilius Regulus defeat the Gauls.
222 BC	Battle of Clastidium	The Romans under Marcus Claudius Marcellus defeat the Gauls.
	Battle of Sellasia	Defeat of Cleomenes III of Sparta by Antigonus Doson of Macedon and the Achaean League.
	Battle of Dai	Qin under Qin Shihuang defeat the army of and eliminate the Zhou dynasty in their unification of China.
219 BC	Siege of Dimallum	Romans take city from Illyrians and defeat forces of Demetrius of Pharos.
	Siege of Saguntum	Hannibal of Carthage lays siege to the city of Saguntum in Spain, marking the start of the Second Punic War.
218 BC	Battle of Lilybaeum	Roman naval forces under Amellius defeat the Carthaginians, ending their attempts to colonize Sicily.
	Capture of Malta	Roman forces capture Malta
	Battle of Rhone Crossing	Hannibal defeats the Volcae Gauls, staying undefeated in his march for Italy.
	Battle of the Ticinus	November – Hannibal defeats the Romans under Publius Cornelius Scipio the elder in a small cavalry fight.
	Battle of the Trebia	Hannibal defeats the Romans under Tiberius Sempronius Longus, who had foolishly attacked.
	Battle of Cissa	Roman forces defeat a Catharginian army under Hanno, controlling the territory north of Ebro river.
217 BC	Battle of Raphia	22 June – Antiochus III the Great is defeated by Ptolemy IV.
	Battle of Lake Trasimene	24 June – In an ambush, Hannibal destroys the Roman army of Gaius Flaminius, who is killed.
	Battle of Ebro River	Roman naval forces destroy a Carthaginian fleet under Himilco, weakening Carthage's influence in Iberia.
	Battle of Ager Falernus	Hannibal defeats Roman forces under Quintus Fabius Maximus.
	Battle of Geronium	Hannibal fights Roman forces in Apulia, resulting in a strategic draw.
216 BC	Battle of Cannae	2 August – 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 Silva Litana	Gallic Boii tribe ambush and destroy a Roman army
	First Battle of Nola	The Roman general Marcus Claudius Marcellus holds off an attack by Hannibal.
215 BC	Battle of Ibera	A Roman army under Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus and Publius Cornelius Scipio destroys Carthaginian forces under Hasdrubal.
	Second Battle of Nola	Marcellus again repulses an attack by Hannibal.
	Battle of Decimomannu	Roman forces under Torquatus defeat a Carthaginian army under Hasdrubal the Bald in Sardinia.
214 BC	Third Battle of Nola	Marcellus fights an inconclusive battle with Hannibal.
	Battle of Beneventum	Tiberius Gracchus' slave legions defeat Hanno, son of Bomilcar and, therefore, deny Hannibal his reinforcements.
	Siege of Syracuse	The Roman general Marcellus' forces being kept at bay by the inventions of Archimedes.
212 BC	Battle of Tarentum	Hannibal defeats a Roman army in southern Italy, strengthening his situation in Italy.
	First Battle of Capua	Hannibal defeats the Consuls Q. Fulvius Flaccus and Appius Claudius, but the Roman army escapes.
	Battle of Beneventum	Quintus Fulvius Flaccus defeats Hanno (son of Bomilcar) in Southern Italy.
	Battle of the Silarus	Hannibal destroys the army of the Roman praetor M. Centenius Penula.
	Battle of Herdonia	Hannibal destroys the Roman army of the praetor Gnaeus Fulvius.
211 BC	Battle of the Upper Baetis	Publius and Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio are killed in battle with the Carthaginians under Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal Barca.
	Second Battle of Capua	Hannibal is unable to break the Roman siege of the city.
	Siege of Sardis (211 BC)	Seleucid Empire defeats and executes the usurper Achaeus.
210 BC	Second Battle of Herdonia	Hannibal destroys the Roman army of Fulvius Centumalus, who is killed.
	Battle of Numistro	Hannibal defeats Marcellus once more.
209 BC	First Battle of Lamia	Philip V of Macedon defeats an Aetolian force under Phyrrhias.
	Second Battle of Lamia	Philip V of Macedon again defeats Phyrrhias.
	Battle of Asculum	Hannibal once again defeats Marcellus, in an indecisive battle.
	Battle of Tarentum	Quintus Fabius Maximus defeats Hannibal's forces.
	Battle of Mount Labus	Seleucids defeat and subjugate the Parthians
208 BC	Battle of Baecula	The Romans in Spain under P. Cornelius Scipio the Younger defeat Hasdrubal Barca.
	Siege of Bactra	The Seleucid Empire defeats the Greco-Bactrians under Euthydemus.
	Battle of the Arius	Antiochus III defeats the Greco-Bactrians.
207 BC	Battle of Grumentum	The Roman general Gaius Claudius Nero fights an indecisive battle with Hannibal, then escapes north to confront Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal Barca, who has invaded Italy.
	Battle of Julu	Xiang Yu destroys the main Qin army for control of China.
	Battle of the Metaurus	Hasdrubal is defeated and killed by Nero's Roman army.
	Battle of Cartagena	Scipio Africanus Major destroys the Catharginian city of Cartagena in Iberia.
	Battle of Mantinea	Philopoemen of the Achaean League defeats the Spartans under Machanidas, who is killed.
206 BC	Battle of Ilipa	Scipio again decisively defeats the remaining Carthaginian forces in Spain.
205 BC	Battle of Pengcheng	Chu defeats Han under Liu Bang.
	Battle of Anyi	Han defeats Wei.
	Battle of Jingxing	Han Xin, with an army of 30,000 levies, defeats a numerically larger army of the Zhao near Jingxing (Jing Gorge), killing Chen Yu and capturing Zhao Xie, the Prince of Zhao.
204 BC	Battle of Crotona	Hannibal fights a drawn battle against the Roman general Sempronius in Southern Italy.
	Battle of Utica	Scipio Africanus fights the Carthaginians and Numidians, ending in a draw.
	Battle of Wei River	Han Xin defeats a joint Qi and Western Chu army by building a temporary dam, luring his enemies into the river, and opening the dam to drown them.
203 BC	Battle of Utica	Publius Cornelius Scipio decisively defeats Carthage under Hasdrubal.
	Battle of the Great Plains	The Romans under Scipio defeat the Carthaginian army of Hasdrubal Gisco and Syphax. Hannibal is sent to return to Africa.
	Battle of Cirta	Roman forces sack the Numidian capital, decisively defeating Carthage's ally.
	Po Valley Raid	Roman forces under Varus and Cethegus defeat Mago of Carthage, ending the Second Punic War in Italy.
	Battle of Gaixia	The Han forces led by Liu Bang, who was later to become Emperor of China, defeats their Chu opponents.
202 BC	Battle of Zama	Scipio Africanus Major decisively defeats Hannibal in North Africa, ending the Second Punic War.
201 BC	Battle of Chios	Philip V of Macedon is defeated at sea by the Rhodians and Pergamenes.
	Battle of Lade	Philip V of Macedon defeats Cleonaeus of Rhodes in a naval battle.
200 BC	Battle of Cremona	Roman forces defeat the Gauls of Cisalpine Gaul.
	Battle of Baideng	The army of Han China, attempting to conquer the Xiongnu people living to the north, is defeated and the Chinese Emperor is almost captured.
	Battle of Panium	Antiochus III the Great secures the conquest of Syria and Israel from Egypt with this victory.

2nd century BC

Year	Battle	Description
198 BC	Battle of the Aous	Roman forces under Titus Quinctius Flamininus defeat the Macedonians under Philip V.
197 BC	Battle of Cynoscephalae	Romans under Flamininus decisively defeat Philip in Thessaly.
195 BC	Siege of Gythium	With assistance from Rome, Rhodes, and Macedon, Philopoemen of the Achaean League defeat the Spartans under Nabis.
	Siege of Sparta	Romans and Achaeans occupy Sparta
194 BC	Battle of Placentia	Romans defeat Gauls.
193 BC	Battle of Mutina	Roman victory over the Gauls, final Roman conquest of the Boii tribe.
191 BC	Battle of Thermopylae	Romans under Manius Acilius Glabrio defeat Antiochus III the Great and force him to evacuate Greece.
	Battle of Corycus	Romans defeat the Seleucids at sea
190 BC	Battle of the Eurymedon	Roman forces under Lucius Aemilius Regillus defeat a Seleucid fleet commanded by Hannibal, fighting his last battle.
	Battle of Myonessus	Another Seleucid fleet is defeated by the Romans.
	Battle of Magnesia	December – Romans under Lucius Cornelius Scipio and his brother Scipio Africanus Major defeat Antiochus III the Great in the decisive victory of the war.
189 BC	Battle of Mount Olympus	Roman and Pergamum forces crushingly defeat the Galatians.
	Battle of Ancyra	Rome once again defeats Galatians.
181 BC	Battle of Manlian Pass	Romans defeat Celtiberians
	Siege of Aebura	Romans take city from Celtiberians during the First Celtiberian War
180 BC	Battle of Kali Sindhu	Indian Shunga Empire defeats Greco-Bactrians under Demetrius I near the Kali Sindh River.
171 BC	Battle of Callicinus	Perseus of Macedon defeats a Roman army under Publius Licinius Crassus.
169 BC	Siege of Eucratideia	Stalemate between the Indo-Greek Kingdom and the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom.
168 BC	Battle of Pydna	22 June – Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus defeat and capture Macedonian King Perseus, ending the Third Macedonian War and annexing Macedon for Rome.
	Siege of Bassania	Illyrians take the allied Roman city of Bassania.
167 BC	Battle of Wadi Haramia	Jewish rebels under Judas Maccabaeus deal a serious blow to the Seleucids, killing their leader Apollonius.
166 BC	Battle of Beth Horon (166 BC)	The Jewish rebel leader Judas Maccabaeus defeats the Seleucids.
	Battle of Emmaus	Judas Maccabeus again defeats the Seleucids.
164 BC	Battle of Beth Zur	Another victory of Judas Maccabaeus over the Seleucids, leading to the recapture of Jerusalem by the rebels.
162 BC	Battle of Beth Zachariah	The Seleucid regent Lysias defeats the Jewish rebels.
162 BC	Battle of Vijithapura	Sri Lankan King Dutthagamani defeats encroaching South Indian King Ellalan.
161 BC	Battle of Adasa	In his last victory, Judas Maccabaeus defeats and kills the Seleucid general Nicanor.
160 BC	Battle of Elasa	Jewish leader Judas Maccabaeus is defeated and killed by the Seleucid army of Bacchides.
151 BC	Battle of Oroscopa	Carthaginian expedition against Numidia is defeated. Rome would later use this as an excuse to begin the Third Punic War
149 BC	Battle of Lake Tunis	Carthage defeats Roman advance.
148 BC	Battle of Pydna	The forces of the Macedonian pretender Andriscus are defeated by the Romans under Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus in the decisive engagement of the Fourth Macedonian War.
147 BC	Battle of the Port of Carthage	Carthage has small victory over Roman navy, but not enough to break the Roman blockade or advancement.
	Battle of Nepheris	Rome advances further on Carthage, defeating their army.
146 BC	Battle of Carthage (c.149 BC)	Scipio Africanus Minor captures and destroys Carthage, ending the Third Punic War.
	Battle of Scarpheia	Romans defeat the Achaean League forces of Critolaus, who is killed.
	Battle of Corinth	Achaean last stand against Romans under Lucius Mummius fails. Greece comes under direct Roman rule.
145 BC	Battle of the Oenoparus	Ptolemy VI Philometor defeats the Seleucid usurper Alexander Balas, but is killed in the fighting.
	Battle of Vidarbha	Shunga Empire under King Agnimitra defeat the Vidarbha Kingdom.
135 BC	Battle on the Sindhu River	Shunga Empire defeats Indo-Greek Kingdom.
133 BC	Siege of Numantia	Roman forces under Scipio Aemilianus defeat the Celtiberians and sack their capital city.
	Battle of Mayi	Aborted ambush mission by the Han against invading Xiongnu forces.
129 BC	Battle of Ecbatana	The Seleucid King Antiochus VII Sidetes is defeated and killed by the Parthians under Phraates II, ending any pretense of Seleucid control over Media or Mesopotamia.
121 BC	Battle of Vindalium	Romans defeat the Allobroges
	Battle of the Isère River	Romans defeat a large Gallic army and take over Gallia Narbonensis
119 BC	Battle of Mobei	Han forces decisively defeat the Xiongnu army in the Gobi desert, more than 90,000 Xiongnus killed.
113 BC	Siege of Cirta	Jugurtha defeats Adherbal and takes over all of Numidia
112 BC	Battle of Noreia	Cimbrian victory against Rome during the Cimbrian War.
110 BC	Battle of Suthul	Numidian victory in the Jugurthine War
109 BC	Battle of the Muthul	Roman forces under Caecilius Metellus defeat the forces of Jugurtha of Numidia.
	Siege of Zama	Rome besieges Zama
108 BC	Battle of Loulan	Han forces defeat Loulan Kingdom.
	Siege of Thala	Rome besieges Thala
107 BC	Battle of Burdigala	Alliance of Germanic and Celtic tribes led by Divico defeat the Romans and kill Lucius Cassius Longinus and Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus.
106 BC	Second Battle of Cirta	Gaius Marius defeats Numidia and Mauretania and captures Cirta
105 BC	Battle of Arausio	6 October – Cimbri inflict a major defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus.
103 BC	Battle of Scirthaea	Praetor Lucius Licinius Lucullus defeats the slave army of Salvius Tryphon in an open field.
	Siege of Triocala	Lucullus besieges the slave stronghold but ends the siege after finding out he had been replaced.
	Battle of Asophon	Pharoah Ptolemy IX Soter defeats Alexander Jannaeus of the Hasmonean Kingdom then plunders Judea.
102 BC	Battle of Tridentum	Rome has a tactical withdrawal from combat with the Cimbri.
	Battle of Aquae Sextiae	The Romans under Gaius Marius defeat the Teutons.
101 BC	Battle of Vercellae	The Romans under Marius defeat the Cimbri, who are entirely annihilated.

1st century BC

Year	Battle	Description
99 BC	Battle of Tian Shan	Xiongnu defeat Han dynasty.
93 BC	Battle of Gadara	Nabataean Kingdom under Obodas I ambush and defeat Hasmonean Kingdom under Alexander Jannaeus in the Transjordan.
91 BC	Battle of Mount Falernus	Romans defeated during the Social War
90 BC	Battle of Aesernia	Romans under Lucius Julius Caesar (consul 90 BC) defeated by Italian rebels during the Social War.
	Battle of Acerrae	Romans defeat Italians rebels led by Gaius Papius Mutilus during the Social War.
89 BC	Battle of Fucine Lake	Roman forces under Lucius Porcius Cato are defeated by the Italian rebels in the Social War.
	Battle of Asculum	The Roman army of C. Pompeius Strabo decisively defeats the rebels in the Social War.
	Battle of the Aufidus	Romans defeat Samnite army
	Battle of the River Amnias	Mithridatic forces defeat Nicomedes IV of Bithynia.
	Battle of Protopachium	Mithridates decisively defeats a Roman army and occupies Asia Minor
88 BC	Battle of Mount Scorobas	Mithridatic forces under Archelaus defeat the Romans under Manius Aquilius.
87 – 86 BC	Siege of Athens and Piraeus	Lucius Cornelius Sulla defeats the combined forces of Athens and Pontus at Athens.
86 BC	Battle of Tenedos	Naval victory for Lucius Licinius Lucullus during the First Mithridatic War.
	Battle of Chaeronea	The Roman forces of Lucius Cornelius Sulla defeat the Pontic forces of Archelaus in the First Mithridatic War.
85 BC	Battle of Orchomenus	Sulla again defeats Archelaus in the decisive battle of the First Mithridatic War.
84 BC	Battle of Cana	Nabataean Kingdom under Obodas I defeats the Seleucid Empire and kills their king Antiochus XII Dionysus.
83 BC	Battle of Mount Tifata	Sulla defeats the Popular forces of Caius Norbanus in the First Roman Civil War.
82 BC	Battle of Sacriportus	Sulla defeats army of Gaius Marius the Younger
	Battle of the Colline Gate	November – Sulla defeats Samnites allied to the Popular party in Rome in the decisive battle of the Civil War.
80 BC	Battle of the Baetis River	Rebel forces under Quintus Sertorius defeat the legal Roman forces of Lucius Fulfidias in Spain.
76 BC	Battle of Lauron	Sertorius defeats the army of Pompey
75 BC	Battle of Saguntum	Last pitched battle in the Sertorian War
74 BC	Battle of Chalcedon	Mithridates VI of Pontus defeats Romans under Marcus Aerelius Cotta.
73 BC	Battle of Mount Vesuvius	Slave army under Spartacus defeats Romans under Gaius Claudius Glaber.
	Battle of Cyzicus	Roman forces under Lucius Lucullus inflict a heavy defeat on the forces of Mithridates VI of Pontus.
	Battle of the Rhyndacus (73 BC)	Romans under Lucullus defeat Mithridates again.
	Battle of Lemnos	Roman fleet defeats Pontic fleet
72 BC	Battle of Cabira	Lucullus again defeats Mithridates, overrunning Pontus.
72-71 BC	Siege of Heraclea	Romans capture Heraclea Pontica
72-69 BC	Siege of Knossos	Romans capture Crete
71 BC	Battle of Cantenna	Romans under Marcus Licinius Crassus defeat slave armies, killing their leaders Gannicus and Castus.
	Battle of the Silarius River	Roman forces led by Marcus Licinius Crassus decisively defeat the slave army of Spartacus, who dies in the battle. End of the Servile Wars.
69 BC	Battle of Tigranocerta	Lucullus defeats the army of Tigranes II of Armenia, who was harboring his father-in-law Mithridates VI of Pontus.
68 BC	Battle of Artaxata	Lucullus again defeats Tigranes.
67 BC	Battle of Korakesion	Naval battle between pirates and Pompey's Fleet, ending in a decisive victory against piracy in the Mediterranean.
	Battle of Jushi	Han troops defeat the Xiongnu, seizing the city of Jiaohe.
	Battle of Zela (67 BC)	Mithridates VI retakes his kingdom from Rome
66 BC	Battle of the Lycus	Pompey the Great decisively defeats Mithridates VI, effectively ending the Third Mithridatic War.
65 BC	Battle of the Pelorus	Pompey defeats the Iberians
	Battle of the Abas	Pompey defeats the Albanians
63 BC	Battle of Magetobriga	The Gallic Sequani and Averni tribes and Germanic Suebi tribe led by Ariovistus defeat the Gallic Aedui tribe, which appeals to the Roman Senate for aid, which becomes a basis which leads to the Gallic Wars.
63 BC	Siege of Jerusalem	Romans under Pompey defeat the Hasmonean Kingdom and incorporate Judea into the Roman Republic.
62 BC	Battle of Pistoria	January – The forces of the conspirator Catiline are defeated by the loyal Roman armies under Gaius Antonius.
61 BC	Battle of Histria	Bastarnae and Scythians defeat the Roman consul Gaius Antonius Hybrida.
58 BC	Battle of the Arar	June – Caesar defeats the migrating Helvetii.
	Battle of Bibracte	July – Caesar again defeats the Helvetii, this time decisively.
	Battle of Vosges	Caesar decisively defeats the forces of the Germanic chieftain Ariovistus near modern Belfort.
57 BC	Battle of the Axona	Caesar defeats the forces of the Belgae under King Galba of Suessiones.
	Battle of the Sabis	Caesar defeats the Nervii.
	Siege of the Atuatuci	Caesar conquers the Atuatuci in modern-day Belgium after sieging their capital. 4,000 were killed and the rest sold into slavery.
57-56 BC	Battle of Octodurus	Rome under Servius Sulpicius Galba defeats the Seduni and Veragri tribes of Switzerland, but the ferocity of the battle led to the legion subsequently moving out of the Alps.
53 BC	Battle of Carrhae	The Roman Triumvir Crassus is defeated and killed by the Parthians.
52 BC	Battle of Bovillae	The gangs of Clodius and Milo clash surprisingly, leading to the death of Clodius.
	Siege of Avaricum	Julius Caesar defeats Vercingetorix.
	Battle of Gergovia	Caesar is defeated by the Gallic leader Vercingetorix.
	Battle of Lutetia	Romans under Titus Labienus defeat Gauls under Camulogene
	Battle of Alesia	Caesar defeats Vercingetorix, completing the Roman conquest of Transalpine Gaul.
51 BC	Siege of Uxellodunum	Caesar destroys the last Gallic tribes resisting Rome
49 BC	Siege of Corfinium	Caesar captures town of Corfinium on way to catch Pompey in Southern Italy. First Major engagement in Caesar's Civil War
	Siege of Brundisium	Caesar captures port town of Brundisium on the Adriatic Sea. He fails to catch Pompey, who escapes to Greece.
	Siege of Massilia	Caesar besieges and captures Massilia, resulting in the absorption of the city into the Republic.
	Battle of Ilerda	Caesar defeats the Spanish army of Pompey under Lucius Afranius and Marcus Petreius.
	Battle of Tauroento	Caesar's fleet blockading Massilia under Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus defeat the Massilian fleet and a reinforcing pompeian one under Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus and Quintus Nasidius in a naval battle, in which the Massilian fleet is destroyed and the Pompeians retreat.
	Siege of Curicta	Pompeians under Lucius Scribonius Libo and Marcus Octavius defeat a naval force and starve the Caesarian army under Gaius Antonius and Publius Cornelius Dolabella, both of whom are captured.
	Battle of Utica (49 BC)	Gaius Scribonius Curio defeats the Numidians in North Africa, cutting off supplies to Attius Varus.
	Battle of the Bagradas River	24 August – Caesar's general Gaius Curio is defeated in North Africa by the Pompeians under Attius Varus and King Juba I of Numidia. Curio is killed in battle.
	Siege of Salona	Caesarians in Salona repel an assault by the Pompeians under Marcus Octavius.
48 BC	Battle of Dyrrhachium (48 BC)	10 July – Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia.
	Siege of Oricum	Caesar captures Oricum
	Siege of Gomphi	Caesar captures town of Gomphi after they refuse to open their gates.
	Battle of Pharsalus	Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey, who flees to Egypt.
	Battle of Nicopolis (48 BC)	Pharnaces II of Pontus decisively defeats a Roman army under Calvinus.
47 BC	Siege of Alexandria (47 BC)	Ptolemy XIII lays an unsuccessful siege on Alexandria to defeat Caesar and his sister Cleopatra VII.
	Battle of the Nile	February – Caesar defeats the forces of the Egyptian king Ptolemy XIII.
	Battle of Zela	August – Caesar defeats Pharnaces II of Pontus. This is the battle where he famously said Veni, vidi, vici. (I came, I saw, I conquered.).
	Battle of Tauris	Publius Vatinius defeats Pompeian fleet under Marcus Octavius raiding off the coast of Dalmatia.
46 BC	Battle of Ruspina	4 January – Caesar loses perhaps as much as a third of his army to Titus Labienus.
	Battle of Ascurum	Pompey the Younger is defeated by the Mauretanians
	Battle of Thapsus	6 February – Caesar defeats the Pompeian army of Metellus Scipio in North Africa.
	Battle of Hippo Regius	Pompeian fleet of Scipio destroyed by Publius Sittius
	Battle of Carteia	Pompeian fleet of Attius Varus destroyed
45 BC	Battle of Munda	17 March – 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
	Battle of Lauro	Pompey the Younger is captured and executed by Luciuis Caesennius Lento
	Siege of Corduba	Caesar captures city of Corduba from Sextus Pompey
	Siege of Apamea	Caesars supporters fail to capture Pompeian town of Apamea in Syria.
43 BC	Battle of Forum Gallorum	14 April – 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
	Battle of Mutina	21 April – Antony is again defeated in battle by Hirtius, who is killed. Although Antony fails to capture Mutina, Decimus Brutus is murdered shortly thereafter.
42 BC	First Battle of Philippi	3 October – The Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's assassins Marcus Brutus and Cassius. Although Brutus defeats Octavian, Antony defeats Cassius, who commits suicide.
	Second Battle of Philippi	23 October – Brutus's army is decisively defeated by Antony and Octavian. Brutus escapes, but commits suicide soon after.
40 BC	Battle of Perugia	Mark Antony's brother Lucius Antonius and Mark Anthony's wife Fulvia are defeated by Octavian. Fulvia is exiled.
39 BC	Battle of the Cilician Gates	Publius Ventidius Bassus inflicts a decisive defeat on a joint Parthian-Pompeian invasion force, which results in their retreat, the capture and execution of the Pompeian leader Quintus Labienus and the re-absorption of his soldiers back into the Roman Army.
	Battle of Amanus Pass	Bassus again decisively vanquishes the Parthians, forcing them out of the Roman East and beginning to restore Roman rule to Syria and Judaea.
38 BC	Battle of Mount Gindarus	Bassus completes a trilogy of victories over the Parthians by crushing and turning back a new Parthian invasion led by Pacorus, son of King Orodes, with Pacorus being killed in the battle.
37 BC	Siege of Jerusalem	With Roman assistance, Herod the Great defeats Antigonus II Mattathias and ends the Hasmonean Kingdom.
36 BC	Battle of Naulochus	Octavian's fleet, under the command of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa defeats the forces of Sextus Pompey.
	Battle of Zhizhi	Han forces defeat the Xiongnu and kill their chieftain Zhizhi.
31 BC	Battle of Actium	2 September – Octavian decisively defeats Antony and Cleopatra in a naval battle near Greece
30 BC	Battle of Alexandria	31 July – Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian's forces, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to his suicide.
25 BC	Siege of Aracillum	Romans defeat the Cantabri in northern Spain.
	Battle of Vellica	Romans led by Emperor Augustus defeat the Cantabri.
23 BC	Siege of Napata	Romans siege and raze the Kushite city of Napata in Nubia to stop attacks from Queen Amanirenas.
15 BC	Battle of Lake Constance	Small naval battle between Romans under the future emperor Tiberius and Celtic tribes on Lake Constance in the Northern Alps.
11 BC	Battle of Arbalo	Romans under Drusus defeat the Germanic tribes.
	Battle of the Lupia River	Roman forces under Augustus's stepson Drusus win a victory in Germany.

1st century

Year	Battle	Description
9	Battle of the Teutoburg Forest	The German leader Arminius destroys the Roman legions of Publius Quinctilius Varus.
15	Battle at Pontes Longi	Inconclusive battle between Rome and Germanic tribes.
16	Battle of the Weser River	Legions under Germanicus defeat German tribes of Arminius.
	Battle of the Angrivarian Wall	Legions under Germanicus again defeat German tribes under Arminius.
23	Battle of Kunyang	After being sieged for 2 months, 9,000 insurgents under Liu Xiu defeat 450,000 of Wang Mang's troops, ushering in the fall of Wang Mang and restoration of the Han dynasty.
28	Battle of Baduhenna Wood	After a stalemate battle with the Frisii, Romans withdraw from northern Holland.
43	Battle of the Medway	Claudius and general Aulus Plautius defeat a confederation of British Celtic tribes. Roman invasion of Britain begins.
49	Siege of Uspe	Rome-allied Aorsi defeat the Siraces, Roman–Bosporan War ends soon after.
50	Battle of Caer Caradock	The British chieftain Caractacus is defeated and captured by the Romans under Ostorius Scapula.
58	Salt Battle	Germanic Hermunduri tribe defeat Germanic Chatti tribe over control of the Main River.
60-61	Battle of Camulodunum	A British horde led by Boudica crushes most of the IX Legion under Quintus Petillius Cerialis.
61	Battle of Watling Street	The uprising of the British queen Boudica against the Romans is defeated by Suetonius Paullinus.
	Siege of Tigranocerta	Parthians siege Roman city until truce agreed to, said truce was extremely brief.
62	Battle of Rhandeia	Romans under Lucius Caesennius Paetus are defeated by a Parthian-Armenian army under King Tiridates of Parthia.
66	Battle of Beth Horon (66)	Jewish rebels defeat a Roman legion, bringing about one of Rome's most severe defeats against rebels in their history.
67	Siege of Yodfat	Roman forces under Vespasianus and Titus sack Yodfat after 47 days, killing most of its inhabitants and enslaving the rest.
	Siege of Gamla	City of Gamla besieged by Rome during the First Jewish-Roman War.
68	Battle of Vensontio	Governor of Germania Superior Lucius Verginius Rufus defeats the rebellion of Gaius Julius Vindex
69	Battle of Bedriacum	14 April – Vitellius, commander of the Rhine armies, defeats Emperor Otho and seizes the throne.
	Second Battle of Bedriacum	24 October – Forces under Antonius Primus, the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat the forces of Emperor Vitellius.
	Battle of Locus Castorum	Armies of Emperors Otho and Vitellius clash in northern Italy, ending in victory for Otho's forces.
70	Siege of Jerusalem (70)	Titus lays siege to Jerusalem for 7 months, killing tens of thousands of Jews and destroying the Second Temple of Jerusalem.
71	Battle of Stanwick	Roman forces defeat the Brigantes.
73	Battle of Yiwulu	Part of an expedition against the Xiongnu, ending in Han victory.
74	Siege of Masada	Final Roman defeat of Jewish Sicarii rebels.
84	Battle of Mons Graupius	The Romans under Agricola defeat the Caledonians.
87-88	First Battle of Tapae	Battle between the Roman emperor Domitian and the Kingdom of Dacia.
89	Battle of Ikh Bayan	Part of an expedition against the Xiongnu, decisive Han victory with massive numbers of prisoners taken. Collapse of Xiongnu Empire.

2nd century

Year	Battle	Description
101	Second Battle of Tapae	Trajan defeats Decebalus, ending Trajan's Dacian Wars.
102	Battle of Adamclisi	Trajan defeats Dacians, Roxolani, & Bastarnae in modern Romania.
103	Battle of Gatae	Trajan defeats Dacians.
106	Battle of Sarmizegetusa	Trajan victorious in the siege of the Dacian capital of Sarmizegetusa.
130	Battle of Venni	Cholas led by Karikala defeats confederacy of Pandya and Chera rulers.
140	Siege of Burnswark	Romans defeat Selgovae in southern Scotland.
163	Siege of Edessa	Parthians take city of Edessa from Rome.
165	Siege of Edessa	Romans retake city and massacre Parthian garrison.
	Battle of Ctesiphon	Romans under Avidius Cassius defeat the Parthians, further weakening their Empire.
170	Battle of Carnuntum	Romans under Marcus Aurelius defeated by Marcomanni under Ballomar and their allies the Quadi tribe.
190	Battle of Xingyang	Dong Zhuo emerges victorious against Cao Cao.
191	Battle of Jieqiao	Yuan Shao's infantry repulses a cavalry charge by rival warlord Gongsun Zan.
	Battle of Yangcheng	Yuan Shao was beaten back by Sun Jian.
	Battle of Xiangyang	Liu Biao emerges victorious against Sun Jian
192	Battle of Chang'an	Forces led by Li Jue and Guo Si defeat the assassins of Dong Zhuo, Wang Yun and Lü Bu. Wang Yun captured and executed.
193	Battle of Cyzicus	Septimius Severus, the new Emperor, defeats his eastern rival Pescennius Niger in the Year of the Five Emperors.
	Battle of Nicaea	Severus again defeats Niger.
	Battle of Fengqiu	Cao Cao emerges victorious against Yuan Shu.
194	Battle of Issus	Severus defeats Niger for the last time.
	Battle of Yan Province	Cao Cao and Lü Bu battle for control of the region.
197	Battle of Lugdunum	19 February – Emperor Septimius Severus defeats and kills his rival Clodius Albinus, securing full control over the Empire.
	Battle of Wancheng	Cao Cao flees after Zhang Xiu attacked.
198	Battle of Ctesiphon (198)	Roman forces under Septimius Severus capture the Parthian capital, fatally weakening the Empire, leading to the rise of the Sassanids.
	Battle of Xiapi	Cao Cao and Liu Bei emerges victorious against Lü Bu.
199	Battle of Yijing	Yuan Shao emerges victorious against Gongsun Zan.
200	Battle of Guandu	Cao Cao defeats Yuan Shao's numerically superior army and secures domination of the North China plain.

3rd century

Year	Battle	Description
202	Battle of Bowang	Liu Bei emerges victorious against Xiahou Dun.
203	Siege of Garama	Romans led by Emperor Septimus Severus capture Garama, the capital of the Garamantes but soon abandon it.
208	Battle of Xiakou	Sun Quan emerges victorious against Huang Zu.
	Battle of Changban	Cao Cao's cavalry catch Liu Bei's forces, disperse his army, and capture most of his baggage train.
	Battle of Red Cliffs	War of Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao failed to conquer lands of Sun Quan and Liu Bei.
	Battle of Yiling	Sun Quan emerges victorious against Cao Cao.
209	Battle of Jiangling	Sun Quan & Liu Bei emerge victorious against Cao Cao.
211	Battle of Tong Pass	Cao Cao emerges victorious against Ma Chao.
213	Siege of Jicheng	Ma Chao emerges victorious against Cao Cao.
	Battle of Lucheng	Yang Fu emerges victorious against Ma Chao.
215	Battle of Yangping	Cao Cao emerges victorious against Zhang Lu.
	Battle of Baxi	Zhang Fei emerges victorious against Zhang He.
217	Battle of Nisibis	Parthian troops under Artabanus IV battle the new Roman Emperor Macrinus in southern Turkey, ending in a draw.
	Battle of Ruxu	Sun Quan emerges victorious against Cao Cao.
218	Battle of Antioch	Varius Avitus defeats Emperor Macrinus to claim the throne under the name Elagabalus.
219	Battle of Mount Dingjun	Liu Bei emerges victorious against Cao Cao.
	Battle of Han River	Liu Bei emerges victorious against Cao Cao.
	Battle of Fancheng	Cao Ren emerges victorious against Guan Yu.
222	Battle of Xiaoting	Liu Bei's invasion of Wu is repulsed by Sun Quan's commander Lu Xun.
224	Battle of Hormizdegan	Sassanid forces defeat the Parthians, killing King Artabanus IV and ending Parthian rule in the Middle East.
228	Xincheng Rebellion	Sima Yi emerges victorious against Meng Da.
	Battle of Tianshui	Shu emerges victorious against Wei.
	Battle of Jieting	Part of the First Northern Expedition.
	Battle of Shiting	Wu emerges victorious against Wei.
229	Siege of Chencang	Wei emerges victorious against Shu.
231	Battle of Mount Qi	Shu victory against Wei, but strategic defeat.
234	Battle of Wuzhang Plains	Part of the Fifth Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang dies.
235	Siege of Nisbis	Sassanids capture city.
	Battle at the Harzhorn	Romans under Maximinus Thrax defeat Germanic tribes.
238	Battle of Carthage	Troops loyal to the Roman Emperor Maximinus Thrax defeat and kill the usurper Gordian II.
	Siege of Aquileia	Senate has Maximinus Thrax killed and defeats his supporters.
240-241	Fall of Hatra	Sassanids take city and annex the Kingdom of Hatra.
243	Battle of Resaena	Roman forces under Gordian III defeat the Persians under Shapur I. Gordian is either killed in battle or murdered before he can exploit his victory.
244	Battle of Misiche	The Sassanids defeat Roman forces under Gordian III, who is subsequently killed.
	Battle of Xingshi	Shu emerges victorious against Wei.
249	Battle of Verona	The usurper Decius defeats the army of the Emperor Philip the Arab and kills him in battle.
250	Battle of Philippopolis	King Cuiva of the Goths defeats a Roman army.
	Battle of Nicopolis	Romans under Emperor Decius defeat Goths.
	Battle of Beroe	Goths defeat a Roman army
251	Battle of Abrittus	The Goths defeat and kill the Roman Emperor Trajan Decius.
252	Siege of Nisibis	Sassanids capture city.
253	Battle of Barbalissos	Sassanid forces under Shapur I defeat the Romans under Valerian, leading to their capture of Antioch.
	Siege of Antioch	Sassanids take city from Romans.
254	Battle of Thermopylae	Romans defeat advancing Goths.
255	Battle of Didao	Wei emerges victorious against Shu.
256	Siege of Dura-Europos	Sassanids defeat Romans in Syria.
259	Battle of Edessa	King Shapur I of Persia defeats and captures the Roman Emperor Valerian.
	Battle of Mediolanum	Emperor Gallienus defeats the Alamanni after their invasion of northern Italy, leading to the Romans retreating behind the Rhine.
260	Siege of Caeserea Cappadocia	King Shapur I of Persia takes city from Romans.
263	Battle of Ctesiphon	Sassanids under King Shapur repel siege by Palmyra under Odaenathus.
267	Battle of Thermopylae (267)	Roman forces unsuccessfully try to defend against the Heruli invasion of the Balkans.
	Sack of Athens	Heruli ravage the Greek city and leave permanent damage to its monuments.
268	Battle of Lake Benacus	The Romans under Claudius II defeat the Alamanni.
269	Battle of Naissus	Claudius II decisively defeats the Goths, earning the surname Gothicus.
	Siege of Augustodunum Haeduorum	Victorinus claims the throne and defeats the forces of Emperor Claudius Gothicus.
270	Sack of Bostra	Zenobia of Palmyra takes Syria from Rome and drives out the Tanukhids.
271	Battle of Placentia	The Emperor Aurelian is defeated by the Alemanni forces invading Italy.
	Battle of Fano	Aurelian defeats the Alemanni, who begin to retreat from Italy.
	Battle of Pavia	Aurelian destroys the retreating Alemanni army.
272	Battle of Immae	Aurelian defeats the army of Zenobia of Palmyra.
	Battle of Emesa	Aurelian decisively defeats Zenobia.
273	Battle of Palmyra	Romans fight a battle against the Palmyrene Empire and the Blemmyes.
274	Battle of Châlons	Aurelian defeats the Gallic usurper Tetricus, reestablishing central control of the whole empire.
285	Battle of the Margus	The usurper Diocletian defeats the army of the Emperor Carinus, who is killed.
296	Battle of Carrhae	The Romans under the Caesar Galerius are defeated by the Persians under Narseh.
298	Battle of Satala	The Romans under the Caesar Galerius rout the Persians under Narseh.
	Battle of Lingones	The Caesar Constantius Chlorus defeats the Alemanni.
	Battle of Vindonissa	Constantius again defeats the Alemanni.

See also

• List of Roman battles