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==2nd century BC== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! class="unsortable" | Year ! class="unsortable" | Battle ! class="unsortable" | Description |- |valign=top|198 BC ||[[Battle of the Aous (198 BC)|Battle of the Aous]] || Roman forces under [[Titus Quinctius Flamininus]] defeat the Macedonians under [[Philip V of Macedon|Philip V]]. |- |valign=top|197 BC ||[[Battle of Cynoscephalae]] || Romans under Flamininus decisively defeat Philip in Thessaly. |- | rowspan="2" |195 BC ||[[Siege of Gythium]] || With assistance from Rome, Rhodes, and Macedon, [[Philopoemen]] of the [[Achaean League]] defeat the [[Sparta]]ns under [[Nabis of Sparta|Nabis]]. |- |[[War against Nabis|Siege of Sparta]] |Romans and Achaeans occupy Sparta |- | valign="top" |194 BC || [[Battle of Placentia (194 BC)|Battle of Placentia]]|| Romans defeat Gauls. |- |193 BC ||[[Battle of Mutina (193 BC)|Battle of Mutina]] || Roman victory over the Gauls, final Roman conquest of the [[Boii]] tribe. |- | rowspan="2" valign="top" |191 BC ||[[Battle of Thermopylae (191 BC)|Battle of Thermopylae]] || Romans under [[Manius Acilius Glabrio (consul 191 BC)|Manius Acilius Glabrio]] defeat [[Antiochus III the Great]] and force him to evacuate Greece. |- |[[Battle of Corycus]]||Romans defeat the Seleucids at sea |- |rowspan=3 valign=top|190 BC ||[[Battle of the Eurymedon (190 BC)|Battle of the Eurymedon]] || |Roman forces under [[Lucius Aemilius Regillus]] defeat a Seleucid fleet commanded by [[Hannibal]], fighting his last battle. |- ||[[Battle of Myonessus]] || Another Seleucid fleet is defeated by the Romans. |- ||[[Battle of Magnesia]] || December β Romans under [[Scipio Asiaticus|Lucius Cornelius Scipio]] and his brother [[Scipio Africanus Major]] defeat [[Antiochus III the Great]] in the decisive victory of the war. |- |rowspan=2 valign=top|189 BC ||[[Battle of Mount Olympus]]|| Roman and [[Pergamum]] forces crushingly defeat the [[Galatia]]ns. |- |[[Galatian War|Battle of Ancyra]] ||Rome once again defeats [[Galatia]]ns. |- |rowspan=2 valign=top|181 BC ||[[Battle of Manlian Pass]]|| Romans defeat [[Celtiberians]] |- ||[[Siege of Aebura]]|| Romans take city from [[Celtiberians]] during the [[First Celtiberian War]] |- |valign=top|180 BC ||[[Battle of Kali Sindhu]] || Indian [[Shunga Empire]] defeats [[Greco-Bactrians]] under [[Demetrius I of Bactria|Demetrius I]] near the [[Kali Sindh River]]. |- |valign=top|171 BC ||[[Battle of Callicinus]] || [[Perseus of Macedon]] defeats a Roman army under Publius Licinius Crassus. |- |valign=top|169 BC ||[[Siege of Eucratideia]] || Stalemate between the [[Indo-Greek Kingdom]] and the [[Greco-Bactrian Kingdom]]. |- |rowspan=2 valign=top|168 BC || [[Battle of Pydna]] || 22 June β Romans under [[Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus]] defeat and capture Macedonian King Perseus, ending the [[Third Macedonian War]] and annexing Macedon for Rome. |- ||[[Siege of Bassania]] || Illyrians take the allied Roman city of [[Bassania]]. |- |valign=top|167 BC ||[[Battle of Wadi Haramia]]|| Jewish rebels under [[Judas Maccabaeus]] deal a serious blow to the Seleucids, killing their leader [[Apollonius (Seleucid army)|Apollonius]]. |- |rowspan=2 valign=top|166 BC ||[[Battle of Beth Horon (166 BC)]] || The Jewish rebel leader [[Judas Maccabaeus]] defeats the Seleucids. |- ||[[Battle of Emmaus]] || Judas Maccabeus again defeats the Seleucids. |- |valign=top|164 BC ||[[Battle of Beth Zur]] || Another victory of Judas Maccabaeus over the Seleucids, leading to the recapture of [[Jerusalem]] by the rebels. |- |valign=top|162 BC ||[[Battle of Beth Zachariah]] || The Seleucid regent Lysias defeats the Jewish rebels. |- |valign=top|162 BC ||[[Battle of Vijithapura]] || Sri Lankan King [[Dutthagamani]] defeats encroaching South Indian King [[Ellalan]]. |- |valign=top|161 BC ||[[Battle of Adasa]] || In his last victory, Judas Maccabaeus defeats and kills the Seleucid general [[Nicanor (Seleucid general)|Nicanor]]. |- |valign=top|160 BC ||[[Battle of Elasa]] || Jewish leader [[Judas Maccabaeus]] is defeated and killed by the Seleucid army of Bacchides. |- |151 BC ||[[Battle of Oroscopa]] || Carthaginian expedition against [[Numidia]] is defeated. Rome would later use this as an excuse to begin the [[Third Punic War]] |- |{{circa}} 150 BC ||[[Battle of Vidarbha]] || [[Shunga Empire]] under [[Agnimitra]] annexes [[Vidarbha kingdom (Mauryan era)|Vidarbha]] |- |valign=top|149 BC ||[[Battle of Lake Tunis]] || Carthage defeats Roman advance. |- |valign=top|148 BC ||[[Battle of Pydna (148 BC)|Battle of Pydna]] || The forces of the Macedonian pretender [[Andriscus]] are defeated by the Romans under [[Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus]] in the decisive engagement of the [[Fourth Macedonian War]]. |- |rowspan=2 valign=top|147 BC ||[[Battle of the Port of Carthage]] ||Carthage has small victory over Roman navy, but not enough to break the Roman blockade or advancement. |- ||[[Battle of Nepheris (147 BC)|Battle of Nepheris]]|| Rome advances further on Carthage, defeating their army. |- | rowspan="3" valign="top" |146 BC ||[[Battle of Carthage (c.149 BC)]] || [[Scipio Africanus Minor]] captures and destroys Carthage, ending the [[Third Punic War]]. |- |[[Battle of Scarpheia]] |Romans defeat the Achaean League forces of [[Critolaus]], who is killed. |- ||[[Battle of Corinth (146 BC)|Battle of Corinth]] || Achaean last stand against Romans under [[Lucius Mummius]] fails. Greece comes under direct Roman rule. |- |rowspan=2 valign=top|145 BC ||[[Battle of the Oenoparus]]|| [[Ptolemy VI of Egypt|Ptolemy VI Philometor]] defeats the Seleucid usurper [[Alexander Balas]], but is killed in the fighting. |- |[[Vidarbha kingdom (Mauryan era)|Battle of Vidarbha]] || [[Shunga Empire]] under King [[Agnimitra]] defeat the Vidarbha Kingdom. |- |valign=top|135 BC ||[[Battle on the Sindhu River]] || [[Shunga Empire]] defeats [[Indo-Greek Kingdom]]. |- |rowspan=2 valign=top|133 BC ||[[Siege of Numantia]]|| Roman forces under [[Scipio Aemilianus]] defeat the [[Celtiberians]] and sack their capital city. |- ||[[Battle of Mayi]]|| Aborted ambush mission by the Han against invading [[Xiongnu]] forces. |- |valign=top|129 BC ||[[Battle of Ecbatana]] || The [[Seleucid]] King [[Antiochus VII Sidetes]] is defeated and killed by the Parthians under [[Phraates II]], ending any pretense of Seleucid control over Media or Mesopotamia. |- |rowspan=2 valign=top|121 BC ||[[Battle of Vindalium]]|| Romans defeat the [[Allobroges]] |- |[[Battle of the IsΓ¨re River]]|| Romans defeat a large Gallic army and take over [[Gallia Narbonensis]] |- |valign=top|119 BC ||[[Battle of Mobei]] || Han forces decisively defeat the Xiongnu army in the Gobi desert, more than 90,000 Xiongnus killed. |- |113 BC |[[Siege of Cirta]] |[[Jugurtha]] defeats [[Adherbal (king of Numidia)|Adherbal]] and takes over all of [[Numidia]] |- |valign=top|112 BC ||[[Battle of Noreia]] || Cimbrian victory against Rome during the [[Cimbrian War]]. |- |110 BC |[[Battle of Suthul]] |Numidian victory in the [[Jugurthine War]] |- | rowspan="2" |109 BC |[[Battle of the Muthul]] || Roman forces under Caecilius Metellus defeat the forces of [[Jugurtha]] of [[Numidia]]. |- |[[Siege of Zama]] |Rome besieges Zama |- | rowspan="2" |108 BC ||[[Battle of Loulan]]|| Han forces defeat [[Loulan Kingdom]]. |- |[[Siege of Thala]] |Rome besieges Thala |- |107 BC ||[[Battle of Burdigala]]|| Alliance of Germanic and Celtic tribes led by [[Divico]] defeat the Romans and kill [[Lucius Cassius Longinus (consul 107 BC)|Lucius Cassius Longinus]] and [[Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus (consul 112 BC)|Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus]]. |- |106 BC |[[Second Battle of Cirta]] |[[Gaius Marius]] defeats Numidia and [[Mauretania Tingitana|Mauretania]] and captures [[Cirta]] |- |valign=top|105 BC ||[[Battle of Arausio]] || 6 October β [[Cimbri]] inflict a major defeat on the Roman army of [[Gnaeus Mallius Maximus]]. |- | rowspan="3" |103 BC ||[[Second Servile War|Battle of Scirthaea]] || Praetor [[Lucius Licinius Lucullus (praetor 104 BC)|Lucius Licinius Lucullus]] defeats the slave army of [[Salvius Tryphon]] in an open field. |- |[[Second Servile War|Siege of Triocala]] || Lucullus besieges the slave stronghold but ends the siege after finding out he had been replaced. |- |[[Battle of Asophon]] ||Pharaoh [[Ptolemy IX Soter]] defeats [[Alexander Jannaeus]] of the [[Hasmonean Kingdom]] then plunders Judea. |- |rowspan="2"|102 BC ||[[Battle of Tridentum]] || Rome has a tactical withdrawal from combat with the [[Cimbri]]. |- ||[[Battle of Aquae Sextiae]]|| The Romans under [[Gaius Marius]] defeat the [[Teutons]]. |- |valign=top|101 BC ||[[Battle of Vercellae]] || The Romans under Marius defeat the [[Cimbri]], who are entirely annihilated. |}
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