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Famous Battles

Famous Battles. By Tom McDonald. Battle of the Allia . The Battle of the Allia took place on July 18, 387 B.C. on a tributary of the Tiber River called the Allia The Romans lost this battle to the Celts because they were out-numbered by about 70,000 to 40,000. Battle of Pharsalus.

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Famous Battles

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  1. Famous Battles By Tom McDonald

  2. Battle of the Allia • The Battle of the Allia took place on July 18, 387 B.C. on a tributary of the Tiber River called the Allia • The Romans lost this battle to the Celts because they were out-numbered by about 70,000 to 40,000

  3. Battle of Pharsalus • The Battle of Pharsalus was fought on June 6, 48 B.C. between Caesar and Pompey • Caesar had half the troops Pompey did but still won the battle, only losing about 250 men.

  4. Battle of Cannae • The Battle of Cannae happened in 216 B.C. during the second Punic War. • Even though the Romans had the Carthaginians outnumbered they still lost this battle, losing about 60,000 troops.

  5. Battle of Zama • The Battle of Zama took place in 202 B.C. between the Romans and the Carthaginians. • It was this battle when Hannibal tried to use elephants to confuse the Romans, but it didn’t work and Carthage lost the battle and eventually the war.

  6. Battle of Massilia • In 49 B.C. Caesar, with Trebonius as his second-in-command, captured Massilia, a city in Gaul that had allied itself with Pompey .

  7. Battle of Cynoscephalae • After the second Punic war was over the Romans didn’t have any major enemies so they invaded Greece to protect them from Macedon. • The Romans and the Macedonians met at Cynoscephalae • The Romans won this battle.

  8. Battle of Actium • The battle of Actium was a naval between Augustus Caesar and Marc Antony. • Caesar’s ships were smaller, lighter and faster which led to him winning the battle.

  9. Bibliography • http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/romebattles • http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/a0769941.html • http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/classics/students/dave/ROMAN/battles.html

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