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Led by the inexperienced Gannys, Elagabalus's legions defeated the forces of Roman emperor Macrinus at the Battle of Ant

Led by the inexperienced Gannys, Elagabalus's legions defeated the forces of Roman emperor Macrinus at the Battle of Ant

69

After defeat by Vitellius' troops at Bedriacum, Roman emperor Otho killed himself

After defeat by Vitellius' troops at Bedriacum, Roman emperor Otho killed himself

43 BC

Forces led by Mark Antony fought the Battle of Mutina against those of Decimus Brutus, one of Julius Caesar's assassins

Forces led by Mark Antony fought the Battle of Mutina against those of Decimus Brutus, one of Julius Caesar's assassins

217 BC

Second Punic War: The Carthaginians under Hannibal ambushed a Roman army at the Battle of Lake Trasimene, capturing or k

Second Punic War: The Carthaginians under Hannibal ambushed a Roman army at the Battle of Lake Trasimene, capturing or k

217 BC

Second Punic War: Commanded by Hannibal, the Carthaginians ambushed a Roman army at the Battle of Lake Trasimene, captur

Second Punic War: Commanded by Hannibal, the Carthaginians ambushed a Roman army at the Battle of Lake Trasimene, captur

585 BC

According to the Greek historian Herodotus, a solar eclipse, accurately predicted by Thales of Miletus, abruptly ended t

According to the Greek historian Herodotus, a solar eclipse, accurately predicted by Thales of Miletus, abruptly ended t