The deadly Samnite Wars with the numerous and highly warlike Samnites, despite some humiliating Roman defeats and heavy losses, resulted in nothing other than the further expansion of Rome.
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Three consecutive victories broke every Parthian defensive line, and on July 17, 165, the legions triumphantly entered Seleucia on the Tigris. Macedonian representatives (Peligones) of the powerful Greek community of...
Indeed, after dispatching the unit’s commander, the remarkable Petreius ordered the legionaries to launch an immediate attack, making a sortie towards the South. After a “fierce” clash, the legion broke...
After weeks of maneuvers, and wishing to involve the Romans in a decisive battle, Macedonian King Philip V led 25,500 men to the foothills of “Cynoscephalae,” a series of hills...
The deadly Samnite Wars with the numerous and highly warlike Samnites, despite some humiliating Roman defeats and heavy losses, resulted in nothing other than the further expansion of Rome.
Three consecutive victories broke every Parthian defensive line, and on July 17, 165, the legions triumphantly entered Seleucia on the Tigris. Macedonian representatives (Peligones) of the powerful Greek community of...
Indeed, after dispatching the unit’s commander, the remarkable Petreius ordered the legionaries to launch an immediate attack, making a sortie towards the South. After a “fierce” clash, the legion broke...
After weeks of maneuvers, and wishing to involve the Romans in a decisive battle, Macedonian King Philip V led 25,500 men to the foothills of “Cynoscephalae,” a series of hills...