Roman Battles in the 3rd century BC (part I)

• 298 BC - Battle of Camerinum - Samnites defeat the Romans under Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus in the first battle of the Third Samnite War.
• 297 BC - Battle of Tifernum - Romans under Quintus Fabius Maximus and Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus defeat the Samnite army led by Gellius Statius
• 295 BC - Battle of Sentinum - Romans under Fabius Rullianus and Publius Decimus Mus defeat the Samnites and their Etruscan and Gallic allies, forcing the Etruscans, Gauls, and Umbrians to make peace
• 293 BC - Battle of Aquilonia - Romans decisively defeat the Samnites.
• 285 BC - Battle of Arretium - A Roman army under Lucius Caecilius is destroyed by the Gauls
• 283 BC - Battle of Lake Vadimo - A Roman army under P. Cornelius Dolabella defeats the Etruscans and Gauls.
• 282 BC - Battle of Populonia - Etruscan resistance to Roman domination of Italy is finally crushed.
• 280 BC - Battle of Heraclea - First engagement of Roman and Greek armies, the latter led by Pyrrhus of Epirus, who is victorious, but at great cost.
• 279 BC - Battle of Asculum - Pyrrhus again defeats the Romans but once again suffers significant casualties in the process.
• 275 BC - Battle of Beneventum - Inconclusive encounter between Pyrrhus and the Romans under Manius Curius.
• 261 BC - Battle of Agrigentum - Carthaginian forces under Hannibal Gisco and Hanno are defeated by the Romans, that attain control of most of Sicily.
• 260 BC –
• Battle of the Lipari Islands - A Roman naval force is defeated by the Carthaginians
• Battle of Mylae - A Roman naval force under C. Duillius defeats the Carthaginian fleet, giving Rome control of the western Mediterranean.
• 258 BC - Battle of Sulci - Minor Roman victory against the Carthaginian fleet near Sardinia.
• 257 BC - Battle of Tyndaris - Naval victory of Rome over Carthage in Sicilian waters.