- 9, September - Battle of the Teutoburg Forest - German leader Arminius defeats the three Roman legions under the command of general Publius Quinctilius Varus; it is considered to be one of the worst defeats in their military history and an end to expansion into the frontier.
- 16 - Battle of the Weser River Legions under Germanicus defeat German tribes of Arminius
- 43 - Battle of the Medway - Claudius and general Aulus Plautius defeat a confederation of British Celtic tribes. Roman invasion of Britain begins
- 50 - Battle of Caer Caradoc - British chieftain Caractacus is defeated and captured by the Romans under Ostorius Scapula.
- 58 - Sack of Artaxata by Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo during the Roman–Parthian War over Armenia
- 59 - Capture of Tigranocerta by Corbulo.
- 60 - Battle of Camulodunum - Boudica begins her uprising against the Romans by capturing and then sacking Camulodunum (modern day Colchester) then moves on Londinium (London).
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Roman Battles in the 1st Century AD
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment