Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Nineveh partof image caption date 612BC place Nineveh result Decisive Medes Median and Neo Babylonian Empire Babylonian victory br Fall of Neo Assyrian Empire Assyria combatant1 Neo Assyrian Empire Assyria combatant2 Medes and their allies Scythians Babylonians Susianians commander1 King Sin shar ishkun of Neo Assyrian Empire Assyria commander2 Cyaxares of Median Empire Medes br Nabopolassar of Neo Babylonian Empire Babylonians strength1 strength2 casualties1 King Sin shar ishkun of Neo Assyrian Empire Assyria casualties2 Unknown Battles involving Assyria The Battle of Nineveh was fought in 612BC . It witnessed the Neo Assyrian Empire Assyria n capital of Nineveh being besieged, conquered, and sacked by allied forces of Medes , Scythians , Babylonians and Susiana Susianians . King Sin shar ishkun of Neo Assyrian Empire Assyria was killed in the sack.From then on, the Neo Babylonian Empire ruled the area till 539bc References reflist External links http www.livius.org ne nn nineveh nineveh02.html Fall of Nineveh Chronicle http www.livius.org ne nn nineveh nineveh01.html The fall of Nineveh coord missing Iraq Category 7th century BC conflicts Category Battles involving Assyria Nineveh Category Battles involving Medes Nineveh Category Battles involving Babylonia Nineveh Category 612BC Assyrian stub battle stub hy pl Zdobycie Niniwy ro B t lia de la Ninive 612 .Hr. sk Bitka o Ninive 612 pred Kr. sh Bitka kod Ninive 612. pne. ... more details
There were two battles named Battle of NinevehBattle of Nineveh612BC Fall of Assyria Battle of Nineveh 627 Roman Persian Wars disambig it Battaglia di Ninive sh Bitka kod Ninive razvrstavanje ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Nineveh partof the Byzantine Sassanid War of 602 628 image caption date December 12, 627 place Near Nineveh result Byzantine Empire Byzantine victory combatant1 Byzantine Empire combatant2 Sassanid dynasty Sassanid Empire commander1 Heraclius commander2 Rhahzadh KIA strength1 25,000 50,000 men ref name Kaegi158 Harvnb Kaegi 2003 pp http books.google.com ... men ref name Kaegi167 Campaignbox Byzantine Sassanid War of 602 628 The Battle of Nineveh was the climactic battle of the Byzantine Sassanid War of 602 628 . The Byzantine victory broke the power of the Sassanid ... books?id tlNlFZ 7UhoC&pg PA160 160 ref Image Battle of nineveh mohammad adil rais.PNG alt Both Heraclius and the Persians approached from the east of Nineveh. Persian reinforcements were near Mosul. After the battle, Heraclius went back east while the Persians looped back to Nineveh itself before following Heraclius again. thumb left Maneuvers before and after the Battle of Nineveh On 1 December, Heraclius crossed the Great Zab Great Zab River and camped near Nineveh . This was a movement ... Battle Of Nineveh 627 Category 627 Category 7th century conflicts Category Battles involving the Sassanid Empire Nineveh 627 Category Battles involving the Byzantine Empire Nineveh 627 Category Battles of the Roman Persian Wars Nineveh Category 7th century in the Byzantine Empire ar bg ... approached Nineveh from a different position. News that 3,000 Persian reinforcements were approaching ... from the ruins of Nineveh. ref name Kaegi162 Harvnb Kaegi 2003 pp http books.google.com books ... Walter Kaegi believes that this battle took place near the Karamlays Creek . ref name Kaegi163 Harvnb Kaegi 2003 pp http books.google.com books?id tlNlFZ 7UhoC&pg PA163 163 ref The battle Rhahzadh deployed ... and also lost. ref name Kaegi167 ref name Norwich93 But either way, Rhahzadh died sometime in the battle ..., Paris , Louvre . The victory at Nineveh was not total as the Byzantines were unable to capture the Persian ... more details
and Cimmerians , they besieged Nineveh, sacking the town in 612BC, after which it was razed to the ground ... BC while overthrowing the Mitanni Empire. ref Genesis 10 11 attributes the founding of Nineveh ..., alabaster, c. 695 BC Pergamon Museum , Berlin. It was Sennacherib who made Nineveh a truly magnificent ... and Babylonians dividing its colonies between them. Following the defeat in 612BC, the site remained .... The city is mentioned again in the Battle of Nineveh 627 Battle of Nineveh in 627 AD, which ... Ctesias and Herodotus , 400 BC , Nineveh had become a thing of the past and when Xenophon ... to about convert 2 m ft 0 as at the Adad Gate. Human remains from the final battle of Nineveh ... at Nineveh 668 627 B.C. , British Museum Publications Ltd, 1976, ISBN 0714110469 R. Campbell Thompson ...Coord 36 21 34 N 43 09 10 E type city display title Other uses Nineveh IPAc en lang pron n n . ... 36 latm 21 lats 34 latNS N longd 43 longm 09 longs 10 longEW E official name Nineveh TOClimit limit 3 The origin of the name Nineveh is obscure. Possibly it meant originally the seat of Ishtar , since ... articles 11549 nineveh Jewish Encyclopedia Nineveh. accessed October 2011. ref Geography Ancient Nineveh s mound ruins of Kouyunjik and Nab Y nus are located on a level part of the plain ... The ekal m arti of Nineveh, Iraq, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 68 85, 1970 ref Nineveh was an important ..., ref Proud Nineveh is a constant emblem of earthly pride in the Old Testament prophecies And He will stretch out His hand against the north And destroy Assyria, And He will make Nineveh a desolation ... Texts from the Hellenistic period and later offered an eponym ous Ninus as the founder of Nineveh, although there is no historical basis for this. The historic Nineveh is mentioned about 18th century BC 1800 BC as a centre of worship of Ishtar , whose cult was responsible for the city s early importance. The goddess s statue was sent to Pharaoh Amenhotep III of Egypt in the 14th century BC ... more details
Nineveh was an ancient Middle Eastern city, founded by the Assyrians now modern day Mosul , Iraq Nineveh may also refer to Ninawa Governorate , a province of Iraq Nineveh, Worcestershire , England Nineveh, Indiana , USA Nineveh, New York , USA Nineveh, Virginia , USA, an unincorporated community in Warren County, Virginia disambig de Nineveh ja ... more details
common name image map Nineveh Plains.svg map caption Map of the three districts which constitute Nineveh plains overlaid over the Ninawa Governorate map. image map2 map caption2 official languages ... census 281829 population census year 1987 population density km2 117 Nineveh plains lang syc ... of Nineveh , Nimrud and Dur Sharrukin . Population Most of the inhabitants are Syriac language Syriac ... inhabited towns and villages on the Nineveh Plain form a concentration of those belonging ... which the Assyrian people trace their cultural heritage, the Nineveh Plain is the area on which ... in north Iraq , AKI ref Location Nineveh Plain lies to the east, northeast of the city of Mosul in the Iraqi Ninawa Province . Although the actual ancient city of Nineveh is to be found in the eastern .... The Nineveh plains are not only the historical homeland of the Assyrian people and a crucible of pre ... ref http www.iraqdemocracyproject.org policy alert 2.html ref Since the towns and villages on the Nineveh ..., the Nineveh Plain is the area on which the effort to form an autonomous Assyrian entity have become ... churches throughout the country, Assyrian leadership, internally and externally, began to regard the Nineveh ... northward to the extended family holdings in the Nineveh Plain. This place of refuge remains under ... of this area. The Kurdish Regional Government regards the possibility of absorbing the Nineveh Plain ... be directly responsible to Baghdad rather than to Arbil. Culture The Nineveh Plain appears to hold .... Without Nineveh Plain autonomous administration, the indigenous Assyrian presence in its ancient homeland could well disappear. Main Towns in Nineveh plains Tel Kepe Bakhdida Bartella Alqosh Karamlish ... Nineveh Plains Geographical Information http www.iraqdemocracyproject.org pdf Nineveh 20Plain 20Needs 20Assessment.pdf Nineveh Plains Needs Reflist coord 36 37 N 43 7 E region IQ NI type landmark display title Nineveh Plains DEFAULTSORT Nineveh Plains Category Ninawa Governorate ar arc ... more details
There have been three places called Nineveh in England . Two are hamlet place hamlets in the northern part of the county of Worcestershire . The northernmost one is at gbmapping SO685735 , less than a mile from the border with Shropshire . The other is at gbmappingsmall SO623648 , on the road between Tenbury Wells and Bromyard . There was once a Ninevah at gbmappingsmall SP047890 which has now been subsumed into West Bromwich . Category Villages in Worcestershire worcestershire geo stub ... more details
Image Isaac the Syrian.jpg thumb 250px St. Isaac the Syrian Isaac of Nineveh died c. 700 also remembered as Isaac the Syrian , Abba Isaac and Isaac Syrus was a Seventh century bishop and theologian best remembered for his written work. He is also regarded as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church . His feast day falls on January 28 . Life He was born in the region of Bahrain historical region Bahrain , Citation needed date January 2012 When still quite young, he and his brother entered a monastery, where he gained considerable renown as a teacher and came to the attention of the Catholicos George, who ordained him Bishop of Nineveh far to the north. The administrative duties did not suit his retiring and ascetic bent he requested to abdicate after only five months, and went south to the wilderness of Mount Matout , a refuge for anchorite s. There he lived in solitude for many years, eating only three loaves a week with some uncooked vegetables, a detail that never failed to astonish his hagiography hagiographers . Eventually blindness and old age forced him to retire to the monastery of Shabar, where he died and was buried. At the time of his death he was nearly blind, a fact that some attribute to his devotion to study. Legacy Eastern Christianity Isaac is remembered for his spiritual homilies on the inner life, which have a human breadth that transcends the Nestorian Christianity ... The Asceticism of Isaac of Nineveh Oxford University Press 2010 ref Writings The instructions .... Isaac of Nineveh year 2006 publisher Gorgias Press location Piscataway, NJ isbn 1 59333 335 8 pages ..., known also as Isaac of Nineveh is, in the history of the Church, one of the most courageous supporters ... the Great Monastic silence References Reflist External links commons cat Isaac of Nineveh http ocafs.oca.org FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID 4&ID 1&FSID 100333 St Isaac of Nineveh Orthodox Icon and Synaxarion ... wstitle Isaac of Nineveh http orthodoxwiki.org Isaac of Syria Saint Isaac, the Syrian in orthodoxwiki.com ... more details
unreferenced date July 2008 Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Mytilene image caption partof the Peloponnesian War date 406 BC place Mytilene result Sparta n victory combatant1 Athens combatant2 Sparta commander1 Conon commander2 Callicratidas strength1 70 ships strength2 170 ships casualties1 casualties2 The Battle of Mytilene was a battle fought in 406 BC between Athens and Sparta . The Spartans were victorious. For more information see The Historians History of the World , edited by Henry Smith Williams. See also Battle of Arginusae AncientGreece battle stub coord missing Greece Category Battles involving Athens Mytilene 406 BC Category Battles involving Sparta Mytilene 406 BC Category Battles of the Peloponnesian War Mytilene 406 BC Category Ancient Lesbos Category 406 BC ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict image caption conflict Battle of Placentia partof Roman Gaulish wars date 194 BC place Modern day Piacenza , Italy result Roman victory combatant1 Roman Republic combatant2 Boii commander1 Tiberius Sempronius Longus consul 194 BCE Tiberius Sempronius commander2 strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 Campaignbox Roman Gaulish Wars The Battle of Placentia was fought in 194 BC , near Piacenza Placentia , between the Roman Republic and the Boii . The Roman army won the battle. The following year, another battle with the Boii would take place in the same region known as the Battle of Mutina 193 BCE Battle of Mutina , it would end the Boii threat. The battle of Placentia is described by Livy at 34.46 47. See also Roman Republican governors of Gaul AncientRome battle stub coord missing Italy Category 194 BC Category Boii bg 194 . . . ca Batalla de Placentia es Batalla de Mutina 194 a. C. pl Bitwa pod Mutin sh Bitka kod Placentije 194. pne. ... more details
About the 148 BCbattle the 168 BCbattleBattle of Pydna 168 BC Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Pydna 148 BC partof the Fourth Macedonian War image caption date 148 BC place Near ancient Pydna casus territory result Decisive Roman victory combatant1 Roman Republic Rome combatant2 Popular uprising in Macedon commander1 Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus Quintus Caecilius Metellus commander2 Andriscus notes Campaignbox Macedonian Wars Campaignbox Fourth Macedonian War Battles The Battle of Pydna was fought in 148 BC between Rome and the forces of the Macedonian leader Andriscus . The Roman force was led by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus Quintus Caecilius Metellus , and was the winner of this engagement. The result of the battle played an important role in deciding the outcome of the Fourth Macedonian War . This battle annihilated the last military political force of Macedon. ref References reflist coord missing Greece Category 148 BC Category 2nd century BC conflicts Category Battles involving the Roman Republic Pydna 148 Category Battles involving Macedon Pydna 148 Category Ancient Pieria Category Roman Macedonia Pydna AncientRome battle stub bg 148 . . . el 148 . . ja 148 pl Bitwa pod Pydn 148 p.n.e. ru 148 . . sh Bitka kod Pidne 148. pne. fi Pydnan taistelu 148 eaa. ... more details
unreferenced date December 2007 Infobox Military Conflict conflict Roman Recapture of Tarentum partof the Second Punic War image Image Battles second punic war.png 300px caption date 209 BC place Taranto Tarentum , Southern Italy casus territory result Roman victory combatant1 Carthage combatant2 Roman Republic commander1 Hannibal commander2 Quintus Fabius Maximus strength1 19,000 strength2 17,000 casualties1 9,000 casualties2 2,300 Campaignbox Second Punic War The Battle of Tarentum of 209 BC was a battle in the Second Punic War . The Ancient Rome Romans led by Quintus Fabius Maximus recaptured the city of Tarentum , that had betrayed them in the first Battle of Tarentum 212 BC Battle of Tarentum in 212 BC . This time the city turned against the Carthaginians , and supported the Romans. Punic Wars navbox AncientRome battle stub coord missing Italy Category 209 BC Category Battles of the Second Punic War Tarentum ca Batalla de Tarentum 209 aC el 209 . . es Batalla de Tarento 209 a. C. ... more details
Bulleted list item unreferenced date July 2008 Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Asculum image caption partof Social War 91 88 BC Social War date 89 BC place Asculum , modern Ascoli Piceno , Italy result decisive Roman victory combatant1 Roman Republic combatant2 Italian rebels commander1 Pompeius Strabo commander2 Unknown strength1 75,000 strength2 60,000 casualties1 Unknown casualties2 Unknown The Battle of Asculum was fought in 89 BC during the Social War 91 88 BC Social War between Rome and its former Italian allies. The Romans were led by Pompeius Strabo C. Pompeius Strabo , and were victorious over the rebels. The future Consul Publius Ventidius was said to have been captured as a youth at this battle and displayed in a Triumph at Rome. AncientRome battle stub coord missing Italy Category 89 BC Category Battles involving the Roman Republic Asculum 89 BC ca Batalla d Asculum 89 aC es Batalla de sculo 89 a. C. ja 89 pl Bitwa pod Asculum 89 p.n.e. sh Bitka kod Askula 89. pne. sv Slaget vid Asculum 79 f.Kr. ... more details
unreferenced date July 2008 Campaignbox Diadochi The naval Battle of Salamis took place in 306 BC near Salamis, Cyprus between the fleets of Ptolemy I of Egypt and Demetrius I of Macedon Demetrius , two of the diadochi , the successors to Alexander the Great . The battle was a complete victory for Demetrius, and resulted in his capture of Cyprus . See also The Battle of Salamis 480 BC was a naval battle in the Greco Persian Wars near the island of Salamis Island Salamis near Athens in Greece . The Battle of Salamis in Cyprus 450 BC was a simultaneous land and sea battle of the Greco Persian Wars . coord missing Category 306 BC Category 4th century BC conflicts Category Battles of the Diadochi Category Naval battles involving Cyprus Salamis in Cyprus 306 BC Category Naval battles of the Hellenistic era Salamis, Cyprus 306 BC AncientGreece battle stub cyprus stub euro hist stub bs Bitka kod Salamine na Kipru 306 p.n.e. de Schlacht von Salamis 306 v. Chr. el 306 . . hr Bitka kod Salamine na Cipru 306. pr. Kr. la Proelium iuxta Salaminem commissum 306 a.C.n. mk 306 . . . nl Slag bij Salamis in Cyprus 306 v. Chr. ja 306 pl Bitwa pod Salamin 306 p.n.e. sh Bitka kod Salamine na Cipru 306. pne. zh 306 ... more details
Campaignbox Syrian Wars The Battle of Antioch in 145 BC saw the defeat and overthrow of Seleucid Empire Seleucid king Alexander Balas by Ptolemy VI Philometor of Egypt, but the Egyptian pharaoh died in the battle. This battle is also known as the Battle of the Oenoparus . History Alexander Balas became king of Syria and Pergamum containing the remnant of the Seleucid empire in 150 BC by defeating Demetrius I of Syria Demetrius Soter . Alexander Balas initially had the strong support of Ptolemy VI and was married to Ptolemy s daughter Cleopatra Thea . After obtaining the throne, Alexander abandoned himself to a life of debauchery, losing the support of his subjects. Demetrius II of Syria Demetrius Nicator , the son of Demetrius Soter, took advantage of this by returning to Syria from Crete. Demetrius had won support from Ptolemy VI who had abandoned his son in law with Cleopatra Thea marrying Demetrius in 148. At a pitched battle near Antioch, the forces of Demetrius and Ptolemy were successful but Ptolemy suffered a fatal wound. Balas fled to Nabataea but was killed by a prince seeking favour from Demetrius and Ptolemy. Demetrius II became King of Syria. coord 36.1989 36.1606 display title Category 145 BC Antioch 145 BC Category 2nd century BC conflicts Antioch 145 BC Category Battles involving the Ptolemaic Kingdom Antioch 145 BC Category Battles involving the Seleucid Empire Antioch 145 BC Category History of Antioch es Batalla de Antioqu a 145 a. C. it Battaglia di Antiochia 145 a.C. pt Batalha de Antioquia 145 a.C. sh Bitka kod Antiohije 145. pne. ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Chalcedon toaster toast caption partof Third Mithridatic War date 74 BC place Chalcedon modern Turkey result Pontian victory combatant1 Roman Republic combatant2 Pontus commander1 Marcus Aurelius Cotta commander2 Mithridates VI of Pontus strength1 earwig casualties2 campaignbox Mithridatic Wars Campaignbox Third Mithridatic War The Battle of Chalcedon was a naval battle in 74 BC during the Third Mithridatic War . It ended in Pontian victory. After resuming the war, consul Marcus Aurelius Cotta took Roman fleet into the Bosphorus . Outside the harbour of Chalcedon he was beaten by the Pontian fleet Roman ships sought refuge inside the harbour, but to no avail the Pontians made their way into the port, where they destroyed or captured Romans fleet. After the victory, Mithridates VI of Pontus Mithridates moved against the Roman controlled town of Cyzicus , which he besieged. This led to the Battle of Cyzicus 74 BCbattle of Cyzicus . Bibliography Cite book last Jaques first Tony title Dictionary of Battles and Sieges year 2006 publisher Greenwood isbn 978 0313335365 pages 220 DEFAULTSORT Battle Of Chalcedon 74 Bc Category Battles involving the Roman Republic Cyzicus 074 Category Battles involving Pontus Cyzicus 074 Category Naval battles of the Hellenistic era Category Mithridatic Wars Category 74 BC AncientRome battle stub es Batalla de Calcedonia 74 a.C. it Battaglia di Calcedonia 74 a.C. nl Slag bij Chalcedon pl Bitwa pod Chalkedonem ... more details
unreferenced date July 2008 Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Mantinea 207 BC image caption partof date 207 BC place Mantineia result Achaean League victory combatant1 Achaean League combatant2 Sparta commander1 Philopoemen commander2 Machanidas strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 The Battle of Mantinea was fought in 207 BC between Sparta led by Machanidas and the Achaean League , whose forces were led by Philopoemen . The Achaeans were victorious, and Machanidas was slain. coord 37.6 22.4 display title Category 207 BC Category Battles involving Sparta Mantinea 207 BC AncientGreece battle stub el 207 . . es Batalla de Mantinea 207 a. C. eu Mantineako gudua fr Bataille de Mantin e 207 it Battaglia di Mantinea 207 a.C. ja 207 pl Bitwa pod Mantinej 207 p.n.e. ru 207 . . sh Bitka kod Mantineje 207. pne. ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Lade 201 partof the Cretan War image File Miletus Bay silting evolution map en.svg 270px caption Location of Lade Island and Miletus at B y k Menderes River Maeander River s mouth. date 201 BC place Lade of the shore of Asia Minor result Macedonian victory combatant1 Macedon combatant2 Rhodes commander1 Philip V of Macedon commander2 Cleonaeus of Rhodes strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 Campaignbox Cretan War The Battle of Lade lang el was fought between the navy of Rhodes and the navy of Macedon. The battle took place in 202 BC and it was part of the Cretan War . The battle was fought off the shore of Asia Minor and between the island of Lade . The battle ended in a crushing victory for the Macedonians and it nearly spelled the end for the Rhodians but the result of this battle caused the Romans to intervene and Rhodes was saved. Sources cite book title The Enemies of Rome From Hannibal to Attila last Matyszak first Philip authorlink coauthors year 2004 publisher Thames and Hudson location London isbn 050025124X pages url AncientGreece battle stub coord 37.530233 27.278369 display title Category 3rd century BC conflicts Category Battles involving ancient Greece Lade Category Battles of Philip V of Macedon Lade Category 202 BC Category Battles involving Antigonid Macedon Category Naval battles of the Hellenistic era ca Batalla de Lade 201 aC el 201 . . es Batalla de Lade 201 a. C. fr Bataille de Lad 201 av. J. C. pl Bitwa morska pod Lade 201 p.n.e. zh 201 ... more details
unreferenced date July 2008 For the later, and better known battle fought here, see Battle of Cynoscephalae . Infobox Military Conflict image caption conflict Battle of Cynoscephalae partof date 364 BC place result Indecisive combatant1 Thebes combatant2 Thessaly commander1 Pelopidas commander2 Alexander of Pherae strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 At the Battle of Cynoscephalae 364 BC , the Thebes Greece Theban forces of Pelopidas fought against the Thessaly Thessalian troops of Alexander of Pherae in a drawn battle in which Pelopidas was killed. The next year, the Theban general Epaminondas avenged the defeat by a victory over Alexander. File 362BCThebanHegemony.png thumb right Theban Hegemony, Cynoschephale coord 39.36 22.83 display title Category 4th century BC conflicts Category Battles involving Thebes Cynoscephalae 364 BC Category 364 BC Category Battles in ancient Thessaly Category Theban hegemony AncientGreece battle stub be , 364 bg 364 . . . el 364 . . es Batalla de Cinosc falos 364 a. C. it Battaglia di Cinocefale 364 a.C. ja 364 pl Bitwa pod Kynoskefalaj 364 p.n.e. ru 364 . . sh Bitka kod Kinoskefale 364. pne. ... more details
for the battle fought and won by Julius Caesar in 47 BCBattle of Zela Campaignbox Mithridatic Wars Campaignbox Third Mithridatic War The battle of Zela , not to be intermeddled with the more famous Battle of Zela battle in 47 BC was fought by the town of Zile in the Kingdom of Pontus during the Third Mithridatic War and resulted in Mithridates VI of Pontus king Mithridates successful reclamation of his kingdom after numerous defeats and setbacks. His luck was short lasting, however, as within a few years he would be completely defeated, this time by Pompey the Great . ref http www.ne.se lang mithridates vi eupator ref In the spring of 67 BC most of Roman troops had left Pontus for Mesopotamia . Two Gaius Flavius Fimbria Fimbrian Roman legion legion s around 12 thousand men refused to leave and fell easy prey for Mithridates. The Roman legatus mobilized slaves to fight alongside with legionnaires, but the Persians won the first battle. The Romans lost around five hundred killed and retreated. Mithridates was wounded in the face with an arrow but recovered in a few days. ref name M310 Mayor, p. 310. ref The battle of Zela, the second encounter of the 67 BC campaign, was a Roman attempt to regain control after their tactical loss to Mithridates. It was preceded with a freak tornado both sides interpreted the omen as a call to a final, decisive battle. The Romans attacked the Zela camp at night. The Persians repelled the first strike and drove the Romans back into their trenches which were soon clogged with dead Romans . ref name M310 Mithridates was critically wounded again, and once again a Shamanism shaman by the name of Agari healed the king with snake venom . Only hours after the near fatal wound, Mithridates was back in his saddle. By this time the Romans had already fled, leaving seven thousand dead, including 24 tribune s and 150 centurion s. ref name M311 Mayor, p .... ISBN 0691126836. coord 40 18 N 35 53 E display title Category 67 BC Category Mithridatic Wars Category ... more details
unreferenced date July 2008 There was an earlier battle at Tanagra during the Peloponnesian War see Battle of Tanagra 457 BC . Infobox Military Conflict colour scheme background cccccc image caption conflict Battle of Tanagra partof the Peloponnesian War date 426 BC place Tanagra result Athens Athenian victory combatant1 Athens combatant2 Tanagra , br Thebes, Greece Thebes commander1 Nicias , br Hipponicus, br Eurymedon strategos Eurymedon commander2 Unknown strength1 2,000 hoplite s strength2 4,500 casualties1 95 casualties2 1,700 Campaignbox Peloponnesian War The Battle of Tanagra was a battle in the Peloponnesian War in 426 BC between Athens and Tanagra & Ancient Thebes Boeotia Thebes , In 426 Athens sent a fleet to the island of Melos consisting of 60 ships and 2,000 hoplite s under the command of Nicias . Melos had refused to join the Delian League , and still refused to do so even when the Athenians plundered the island. The Athenians, however, did not conquer the island, but instead sailed to Oropus on the coast of Boeotia . The hoplites landed on shore and marched towards Tanagra, where they were joined by the main Athenian army that had been marching from Athens under Hipponicus and Eurymedon strategos Eurymedon . They plundered the countryside, and the next day defeated a combined Tanagran and Thebes, Greece Theban army, but returned to Athens after the victory. AncientGreece battle stub coord missing Greece Category 426 BC Category Battles of the Peloponnesian War Tanagra 426 BC Category Battles involving Athens Tanagra 426 BC Category Battles involving Thebes Tanagra 426 BC Category Ancient Boeotia de Schlacht von Tanagra 426 v. Chr. el 426 . . es Batalla de Tanagra 426 a. C. it Battaglia di Tanagra 426 a.C. nl Slag bij Tanagra 426 v.Chr. ja 426 no Slaget ved Tanagra 426 f.Kr. ru 426 . . sr sh Bitka kod Tanagre 426. pne. ... more details
unreferenced date July 2008 For the battle during the Persian Wars Battle of the Eurymedon Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of the Eurymedon image caption partof War against Antiochus III date 190 BC place Near K pr ay River Eurymedon river result Rhodes Roman victory combatant1 Rhodes, Greece Rhodes Roman Republic combatant2 Seleucid Empire commander1 Eudamos commander2 Hannibal strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 Campaignbox Rome against Antiochus III The Battle of the Eurymedon was fought in 190 BC approximate coordinates 36 49 00 N, 31 10 20 E between a Seleucid Empire Seleucid fleet and the navy of the city state of Rhodes , who were allied with the Roman Republic . The Seleucids were led by the famous Carthaginian general Hannibal , who had gone into exile in the events following the Battle of Zama . The experienced Rhodian fleet was victorious, and Hannibal s fleet was forced to flee. Source Livy 37.23 24. coord missing Turkey Category 190 BC Category Naval battles of the Seleucid Empire Category Naval battles of the Hellenistic era Category Battles involving the Roman Republic Eurymedon 190 Category Battles involving the Seleucid Empire Eurymedon 190 Category History of Antalya Province AncientRome battle stub ca Batalla de l Eurimedont 190 aC el 190 . . es Batalla del Eurimedonte 190 a. C. ja 190 pl Bitwa morska pod Side sh Bitka na Eurimedonu 190. pne. fi Eurymedonin taistelu zh 190 ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Second Battle of Capua partof the Second Punic War image Image Battles second punic war.png 300px caption date 211 BC place Capua , present Italy casus territory result capture of Capua by the Romans combatant1 Carthage , Capua combatant2 Roman Republic commander1 Hannibal , Bostar, Hanno, son of Bomilcar commander2 Quintus Fulvius Flaccus , Appius Claudius Pulcher consul 212 BC Appius Claudius Pulcher strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 Campaignbox Second Punic War The Second Battle of Capua was fought in 211 BC when the Romans besieged Capua . It is described by Polybius at 9.4 7, and by Livy at 26.4 6. Hannibal tried to break the siege of Capua by marching on Rome . He had hoped that this threat would force the Romans to break off the siege and march back to Rome to defend it. Once the Roman army was in the open, he planned to engage the Romans in a pitched battle and defeat them once again. However Hannibal found the defences of Rome formidable and the Roman besiegers of Capua, knowing this, did not break off their siege. His feint having failed, Hannibal was forced to retreat south and Capua unrelieved fell to the Romans shortly afterwards. coord missing Italy Category 211 BC Category Battles of the Second Punic War Capua 211 BC Punic Wars navbox AncientRome battle stub ca Segona Batalla de C pua de Zweite Schlacht von Capua es Segunda batalla de Capua fr Seconde bataille de Capoue it Seconda battaglia di Capua nl Tweede slag om Capua no Slaget ved Capua 211 f.Kr. pl Obl enie Kapui 211 p.n.e. ru ... more details
. Background Campaignbox Greek wars of the 4th century BC After the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC had ...Unreferenced date December 2008 Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Mantinea partof the post Peloponnesian War conflicts image caption date July 4 362 BC place Mantinea , Arcadia result Thebes, Greece Theban victory combatant1 Thebes, Greece Thebes , br Arcadia , br Boeotian League combatant2 Sparta , br Athens , br Elis , br Mantinea League commander1 Epaminondas commander2 Agesilaus II strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 The Battle of Mantinea was fought on July 4 362 BC between the Thebes, Greece Thebans , led by Epaminondas and supported by the Arcadia ns and the Boeotia n league against the Sparta ns, led by King Agesilaus II and supported by the Elis Eleans , Athens Athenians , and Mantinea ns. The battle was to decide the hegemony over Greece, but the death of Epaminondas ... in the Peloponnese and thereby maintain overall Theban control. In years prior to the Battle ... thumb right Theban Hegemony, Battle of Mantineia Battle The two armies met near Mantinea in 362 BC . The Spartans, Athenians, Eleans and Mantineans were led by the Spartan king, Agesilaus II . The Theban ... the battle on the weaker center and right side. As Greek battles were pushing matches, it allowed ... charged and routed the Spartan right wing, winning the battle. Having fought in the front line, however ..., instructed the Thebans to make peace, despite having won the battle. Without his leadership, Theban hopes for hegemony faded. The Spartans, however, having been again defeated in battle, were unable to replace their losses. The ultimate result of the battle was to pave the way for the Macedon ... Hellenika 5.2.1 3 on Perseus coord missing Greece Category 362 BC Category 4th century BC conflicts Category Battles involving Sparta Mantinea 362 BC Category Battles involving Thebes Mantinea 362 BC Category Battles involving Athens Mantinea 362 BC Category Late Classical Greece Category Theban ... more details
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