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Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, and brings the city…
Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius, who is killed
In the wake of the murder of Julius Caesar, his nephew and heir, Octavian, uses the threat of military force to compel…
In the wake of the murder of Julius Caesar, his nephew and heir, Octavian, uses the threat of military force to compel…
Julius Caesar defeats Pharnaces II of Pontus in the battle of Zela.
Caesar's Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus: Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt.
Caesar, who marched to Spain earlier in the year, leaving Marcus Antonius in charge of Italy, defeats Pompey's general…
The trial against Gaius Verres for corruption is opened, with Marcus Tullius Cicero as prosecutor and renowned orator…
Gaius Verres is found guilty of corruption after his defense lawyer Quintus Hortensius abandons the case as hopeless.
A group of officials, led by the Western Han minister Huo Guang, present articles of impeachment against the new…
Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat Macedonian King Perseus who surrenders after the battle, en
Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat Macedonian King Perseus who surrenders after the battle, en
The Carthaginian army led by Hannibal defeats a numerically superior Roman army at the Battle of Cannae.
A Carthaginian force under Hannibal ambushes and defeats a Roman army commanded by Gaius Flaminius in the battle of lake
Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom
The first temple to Venus, the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility, is dedicated by Quintus Fabius Maximus…
A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea,…
Battle of Mantinea: The Thebans, led by Epaminondas, defeated the Spartans.
Battle of Mantinea: The Thebans, led by Epaminondas, defeat the Spartans.
The Battle of Leuctra shatters Sparta's reputation of military invincibility.