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Roman battles

can you name these famous Roman battles?
You don't have to mention the word 'battle of' every time. Just the name of the battle. So not 'battle of the trebia' but just 'Trebia'
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Last updated: May 6, 2020
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The Carthaginians ambushed the Roman army near this lake.
lake trasimene
This is where Hannibal defeated the Roman army under the command of Lucius Aemilius Paulus and Gaius Terentius Varro.
Cannae
In this battle Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal.
Zama
Here the Roman and Macedonian army suddenly stumbled upon each other without any warning.
Cynoscephalae
Here Julius Caesar defeated the Gallic tribes under command of Vercingetorix
Alesia
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Here the Parthian empire defeated a numerically superior Roman invasion force under the command of Marcus Licinius Crassus.
Carrhae
This city was taken by the Romans in the last phase in the first Jewish-Roman war
Jerusalem
In this forest an alliance of Germanic tribes under the command of Arminius ambushed and destroyed three Roman legions and their auxiliaries.
Teutoburg Forest
the combined Roman–Egyptian armies of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra VII defeat those of the rival Queen Arsinoe IV and King Ptolemy XIII and secure the throne of Egypt.
The Nile
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