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Year Location Comments Map Reference
278 BC Carthage Rome's treaty with Carthage, Pyrrhus leaves Italy
270 BC Rhegium Cature of Rhegium  
264-41 BC Carthage? First Punic War
264 BC Sicily Alliance with Mamertines, army sent to Sicily
263 BC Aesernia Hiero beomes ally to Rome  
262 BC Agrigentum Capture of Agregentum (Sicily)
261-60 BC Rome Roman's build fleet  
260 BC Mylae Roman naval victory off Mylae
259 BC Corsica Roman occupation of Corsica  
257 BC Tyndaris Roman naval victory off Tyndaris
256 BC Ecnomus R. naval victory off Encomus, Regulus lands in Africa
255 BC N.Africa Regulus deafeated, R. naval victory Cape Hermaeum, fleet wrecked Pachynus
254 BC  Panormus R. capture Panormus
253 BC Palinurus R. fleet wrecked at Palinurus
250 BC  Panormus Victory at Panormus
249 BC  Drepana Claudius's naval defeat
247 BC Sicily Hamilcar Barca starts Carthaginian offensive
241 BC Aegates Insulae R. naval victory; R. occupation of Sicily
241-38BC Carthage Mercenaries revolt against Carthage
238-25 BC Sardina R. seizure of Sardina; R. occupation/reduction of Sardina and Corsica
237 BC Spain Hamilcar goes to Spain
236 BC Italy Gallic raids in N. Italy  
231 BC Spain Roman embassy to Hamilcar in Spain
230 BC Spain Hasdrubal succeeds Hamilcar in Spain
229-28 BC Illyria First Illyrian War
228 BC Athens/Corinth R. envoys at Athens and Corinth  
227 BC Sicily/Sardinia Sicily and Sardinia governed by praetors
226 BC Spain Ebro treaty b/w Rome and Hasdrubal
225 BC Telamon Invading Gauls defeated  
221-20 BC Italy? North-eastern frontier secured to Julian Alps  
221 BC  Spain Saguntine appeal to Rome  
221 BC Spain Hannibal succeeds Hasdrubal. 
219BC Spain Hannibal besieges Saguntum
219 BC Illyria Second Illyrian War  
218-01BC Africa? Second Punic War
218 BC Italy Hannibal arrives in N. Italy, battles of Ticinus and Trebia  
215 BC Carthage/Syracuse Alliance of Carthage w/Philip and Syracuse after Hiero's death
215 BC Dertosa Defeat of Hasdrubal at Dertosa
214-05BC ? First Macedonian War  
214 BC Illyria Laevinus in Illyria  
213 BC Syracuse Roman seige of Syracuse
212-11 BC Aetolia Roman alliance with Aetolia  
211 BC Spain Defeat of the Scipios in Spain
209 BC New Carthage Catpure of New Carthage
208 BC Baecula Battle of Baecula
206 Greece Aetolians make peace w/Philip  
206 BC Spain Battle of Ilipa, final reduction of Spain. 
205 BC Sicily Scipio in Sicily; peace of Phenice
204 BC N.Africa Scipio lands in Africa
203 BC N.Africa Scipio defeats Syphax, wins battle of Great Plains, armistace made and broken
203 gaul Mago defeated in Gaul  
203 BC N.Africa Hannibal recalled to Carthage. 
203-02 BC ? Pact b/w Philip and Antiochus  
202 Greece Aggressions of Philip&Antiochus, Aetolian appeal to Rome Rejected  
202 BC Zama Scipio's victory at Zama. 
201 Greece Appeal of Attalus and Rhodes to Rome against Philip  
201 BC Carthage Peace with Carthage. 
200-196BC ? Second Macedonian War  
200BC Greece  War declared on Philip, Roman army sent to Greece
199 BC Greece Aetolians join Rome
198 BC Aous Flamininus's victory at the Aous; Achaeans join Rome
197 BC Spain Revolt of the Turdentani in Spain  
197 BC Spain Spain organized into 2 provinces.
197 BC Cynoscephalae Defeat of Philip. Peace b/w Philip &Rome  
197 BC Ephesus Antiochus occupies Ephesus  
196 BC Corinth Flamininus's proclamation at Corinth. Smyrna appeals to Senate.  
195 BC Greece War against Nabis (Spartan ruler)
195 BC Spain Cato in Spain. 
194 BC Spain Lusitani defeated. 
194 BC Greece  Roman evacutation of Greece
192 BC Greece War declared on Antiochus
192-89 BC Greece War with Antiochus
191 BC Greece Antiochus defeated at Thermopylae, withdraws to Asia Minor. War in Aetolia
191 Africa R. rejects Carthage offer to repay whole indemnity
191 BC Greece Ant.'s fleet defeated of Corycus. 
190 BC Greece Scipios in Greece. Ant. Defeated at Magnesia, fleet also defeated
189 BC Greece Manlius raids Galatia
189 BC Greece Fall of Ambracia. Peace with Aetolia. 
188 BC Greece/Asia Treaty of Apamea. Settlement of Asia
181 BC Aquilea/West Latin Colony
181 BC Graviscae/West Roman Colony
181 BC Africa Revolt in Corsica and Sardinia
181-79 BC Spain First Celtiberian War
180 BC Spain Foundation of Gracchuris in Spain
178 BC Istria Expedition against the Istri
177 BC Istria Annexation of Istria
177 BC  Sardinia Sardinia reduced
173 BC N. Africa Envoys sent to arbitrate b/w Masinissa and Carthage
171 BC Spain Latin Colony at Carteia in Spain
168 Bc Spain Founded Cordoba in Spain
168 BC Pydna/Spain Defeat of Pereus at Pydna. Antiochus checked. Delos a free port. 
167 BC Epirus Epirus plundered
167 BC Macedon Macedon divided into four republics. Illyricum into 3 protectorates. Acheans deported to R.
161 BC Corsica Final reduction of Corsica
157-55 BC Dalmatia/Pannonia Roman campaigns in Dalmatia and Pannania
154 BC Gaul Oxybian Ligures defeated
154-38 BC Spain Lusitanian War
153-51BC Spain Second Celtiberian War
151 BC N. Africa Carthage declares war on Masinissa
150 BC Greece Return of Achean exiles to Greece
149-46BC Carthage Third Punic War
149 BC Macedon Rising of Andrisus in Macedon
149 BC Carthage Seige of Carthage begun. 
147 BC Carthage Viriathus successful. Aemilianus in command at Crathage. 
146 BC Greece War b/w Rome &Achaeans, sack of Corinth  
146 BC Carthage Destruction of Carthage. Africa becomes province. 
143-33BC Spain Third Celtiberian or Numantine War
139 BC EUR. Death of Viriathus
137 BC Spain Defeat and surrender of Mancinus in Spain
137 BC Spain Brutus campaigns against the Callaici
135-32 BC Sicily Slave war in Sicily
133 BC Turkey Pergamum bequeathed to Rome by Atallus III.  
133 BC Spain   Gracchus killed. 
133 BC Spain Scipio Aemilianus sacks Numantia and settles Spain.
132 Bc Asia Revolt of Aristonicus in Asia.  
132 BC Sicily Sicily reorganised by Lex Repulica.  
130 BC ? Aristonicus defeated  
129 BC Asia Province of Asia organised
124 BC Gaul War against Arverni and Allobroges in Gaul
123 BC Spain Castellum at Aquae Sextiae
122 BC Palma/Pollenia Balearic Island subdued
121 BC  Gaul Defeat of Arverni and Allobroges. Building of Via Domitia.
118BC Africa Adherbal, Hiempsal and Jugurtha joint rulers of Numidia  
118 BC Gaul Colony at Narbo Martius in Southern Gaul.  
116 BC Numidia Jugurtha strengtehns his position; senatorial commission to Numidia
114 BC Spain Marius in Spain
113 BC Gaul Cn. Carbo defeated at Noreia by Cimbri
110 BC Africa War in Africa
107 BC Africa Marius takes Capsa(N.Africa)
107BC Gaul .  Cassius defeated by Tigurini in Gaul  
106 BC Numidia Marius penetrates western Numidia.  
106 BC Africa   Bocchus of Meuretania surrenders Jugurtha to Sulla  
105 BC Arausio Cimbri and Teutones destroy Roman armies at Arausio
104 BC Sicily Second Sicilian Slave War  
102 BC  Cilicia M. Antonus sent to Cilicia to deal with pirates
102 BC  Spain Marius, consul IV, defeats Teutones near Aquae Sextiae.  
101 BC Vercellae Marius, consul V, and Catulus defeat Cimbri near Vercellae
100 BC Sicily Second Sicilian Slave War ended
98 BC Asia Marius leaves Rome for Asia
98 BC Spain Revolt in Lusitania
96 BC Italy/Greece Sulla ordered to install Ariobarzanes on throne of Cappadocia. Ptolemy Apion, Rome to Cyrene  
95 BC Paphlagonia Mithridates ordered out of Paphlagonia and Cappadocia by Rome
95 BC Armenia Trigranes becomes king of Armenia
95 BC ? Death of Nicomedes  
88 BC Asia Mithridates overruns Asia Minor
87 BC Greece Sulla lands in Greece
86 BC Asia Flaccus and Fimbria sent to Asia. 
86 BC Greece Sulla takes Athens, defeates Mithridate's armies at Chaeronea and Orchomenus.
85 BC Greece Treaty of Dardanus with Mithridates
85 BC Asia Settlement of Asia
83 BC ? Murena begins a Second Mithridatic War
82 BC Africa Pompey crushes Sulla's opponents in Sicily.  
82 BC Greece Sulla orders Murena to stop fighting  
82 BC Spain  Sertorius leaves for Spain.    
81 BC Africa Pompey defeats Marius in Africa. 
81 BC Spain Sertorius driven out of Spain
80 BC Spain Sertorius again lands in Spain
78 BC Spain Sertorius defeats Metellus Pius
78 BC Lycia Death of Sulla. Campaign against pirates in Lycia,etc.
77 BC Rome  Pompey appointed against Sertorius  
76 BC Spain Sertorius successful against Metellus and Pompey.  
75/74 BC Bithynia Death of Nicomedes, bequeaths Bithynia to Rome
74 BC Cyrene Cyrene made a Roman province
74BC Greece Antonius given command against the pirates  
74 BC Spain Reinforcements sent to Spain.
74 BC Bithynia Mithridates invades Bithynia. Lucullus sent against him. 
73 BC Bithynia Lucullus relieves Cyzicus and defeats Mithridates. 
72 BC Spain Assass. Of Sertorius, perperna successor, defeated by Pompey who settles in Spain.
72 BC Pontus Mithridates in Pontus
72 BC East Med. Lucullus relieves Cyzicus 
72 BC Crete Antonius defeated by pirates of Crete
71 BC Greece Lucullus defeats Mithridates
71BC Rome/West Pompey returns from Spain.  
69 BC Armenia Lucullus invades Armeina and captures Tigranocerta
68 BC Pontus Mithridates returns to Pontus. Discontent in Lucullus's army
67 BC Rome/east Lex Gabinia gives command to Pompey against pirates  
66 BC Italy/Greece Lex Manilia gives Pompey command againt Mithridates. First Catilinarian 'conspiracy'  
65 BC Caucasus/East med Pompey camaigns in Caucasus
64 BC Syria Pompey in Syria
63 BC Italy Cicero consul.  Caesar elected Pontifex Maximus.  Conspiracy of Catiline  
63 BC Jurusalem Pompey in Jurusalem. Death of Mithridates
62 BC East Med. Pompey settles East, including making Syria a province
61 BC Gaul Aedui appeal to Rome. Allobroges revolt
61 BC Spain Caesar governor of Further Spain. 
59 BC Gaul Lex Vatinia gives Caesar Cisalpine Gauls and Illyricum. Senate adds Transalpin Gaul.
58 BC Rome Cato sent to Cyprus, which is annexed.   
58 BC Gaul Caesar defeats Helvetii and Ariovistus. 
58 BC Africa Ptolemy driven out of Alexandria  
57 BC Gaul Caesar defeats Belgae and Nervii
56 BC  Spain Caesar campaigns against Veneti and Morini
56 BC  Italy Cato returns from Cyprus.   
55 BC EUR. Caesar massacres usipetes and Tencteri; bridges Rhine; invades Britain. 
54 BC  EUR. Caesar's second trip to Britain. Revolt in NE Gaul;
53 Bc Gaul Unrest in Gaul pacified by Caesar  
53 BC East Med. Crassus defeated and killed by Parthians at Carhae. 
52 BC Gaul Revolt of Vercingetorix in Gaul;seige of Alesia; surrender of Vercingetorix
51 BC Gaul Revolt of Bellovaci; seige of Uxellodunum.
51 BC Syria Parthian invasion of Syria. Cicero sent to Cilicia.