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Donations of AlexandriaAutumn 34 BC marked the end of Mark Antony's disastrous campaign against Parthia. He had tried to play up his military success against Armenia while…
Constitutional reforms of AugustusIn 27 BC, the Roman Senate granted Octavian the honorific name Augustus. This moment marked a turning point in Roman history when he returned all his powers…
Bellum SiculumOn the 15th of March 44 BC, Julius Caesar lay dead on the floor of the Senate House. His assassination triggered a chain reaction that placed Sextus Pompey's…
Roman–Gallic warsIn the year 390 BC, a Gallic army led by Brennus marched on the city of Rome. The Senones tribe had entered Italy from the north and plundered territory in…
First TriumvirateIn 60 BC, three of Rome's most powerful men stood at a political impasse. Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus had returned from the Third Mithridatic War two years…
Sulla's civil warIn the spring of 83 BC, Sulla landed his army in two divisions at Brundisium and Tarentum. This military landing marked the beginning of a brutal civil war…
Gallic WarsJulius Caesar stood at the center of a political storm in 59 BC when he assumed the consulship, the highest office in the Roman Republic.
Battle of ActiumIn 37 BC, the Second Triumvirate renewed its alliance at Tarentum for five years. The partnership collapsed when Octavian viewed Caesarion as a threat to his…
War of ActiumIn 42 BC, the Battle of Philippi ended with the defeat of Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. This victory allowed Octavian, Antony, and Marcus…
Cantabrian WarsCantabrian mercenaries appeared in the army of Hannibal during the Second Punic War. Roman historians recorded their presence alongside the Vaccaei in 151 BC.
Second TriumvirateOn the 27th of November 43 BC, a law known as the lex Titia transformed three men into rulers with absolute authority. Mark Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian…