Roman Battles Quiz

A army of the Roman Republic defeats the Latin League in battle and prevents Lucius Tarquinius Superbus from reclaiming the Roman kingship.

496 BC

Pyrrhus of Epirus defeats the Romans in battle, but at a great cost, coining the term "Pyrrhic victory"

279 BC

Rome defeats Carthage during this battle, which is the first battle of the Punic Wars.

264 BC

A Roman fleet headed to Africa defeats a Carthaginian fleet in what is possibly the largest naval battle in history.

256 BC

A Roman army led by both Consuls is crushingly defeated by Hannibal in what is considered one of the greatest tactical masterpieces in history.

216 BC

Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal in the decisive battle of the Second Punic War.

202 BC

Titus Flamininus defeats Philip V of Macedon in the final battle of the Second Macedonian war. During this battle, Roman legionaries were able to defeat a Macedonian phalanx.

197 BC

Parthian cavalry defeat a numerically superior Roman Army and kills Crassus, the richest man in the Roman Republic.

53 BC

Julius Caesar defeats Vercingetorix in a siege even though his forces are heavily outnumbered and surrounded on all sides.

52 BC

Caesar defeats Pompey, causing the latter to flee to Egypt where he is then killed.

48 BC

Mark Antony defeats Brutus in battle. Brutus commits suicide instead of being captured by the forces of the Triumvirate.

42 BC

Mark Antony and Cleopatra are defeated in a naval battle by Octavian's fleet. Following his victory, Octavian became the first Roman emperor.

31 BC

Arminius defeats Publius Quinctilius Varus and destroys three Roman Legions in an ambush.

9 AD

A Roman army led by Titus defeats a Judean revolt in a siege and destroys the city's temple.

70 AD

Constantine the Great defeats Maxentius after reportedly seeing a vision the night before from God.

312 AD

Roman general Flavius Aetius along with the Visigoths defeat Atilla the Hun in Gaul, although the outcome of this battle is disputed.

451 AD