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Posted by Webmaster on November 6 2004, 06:36 PM
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Hello and welcome to the Battles section of the 0 AD history archive. In this section, you will find information on a wide variety of battles that span 500 B.C. to 500 AD.
Our earliest article is on the Battle of Regillus Lake in 509 B.C. in the earliest years of the Roman Republic and our latest article is on the Anglo-Saxon conflict in Britain 410-500 AD. In this time warfare in the ancient world changed dramatically, perhaps the most visible change of all was the change of decisive arm. By the time of game start heavily armed infantrymen were the rulers of the field, battles were often decided by the infantry. By the time of game end infantry, while still playing a role, were displaced by cavalry as the decisive arm. Perhaps the best example of this change is the Romans. Rome began as a strong infantry power; Roman power was built on the backs of the Legions. But by the time of the Fall of the West the Roman Empire had become a cavalry power. The heavily armed cavalryman decided the fate of battles. Infantry would not regain battlefield dominance until the invention of gunpowder. However that is not to say that this change was true for all the civilizations in 0 AD, for example in Persia the infantry was always seen as the supporting arm, while cavalry was the main arm.
This period was host to many famous battles. Many of the most remembered battles in history happened with in the time frame of 0 AD. In the early period we have such battles as Salamis, Granicus, Raphia, Cannae, Carrhae, Alesia, and Pharsalus. In the later period we have such famous battles as Milvian Bridge, Adrianople, and Chalons. These battles are remembered because they held some special quality, like changing the course of history, making one man's career, or a great tragedy. Here in the 0 AD history archive we try to include all of these battles, as well as some of the lesser known, but nevertheless important, ones. Like Cunaxa, the Roman-Parthian and later Sassanian conflicts, Regillus Lake and other early Roman battles, and the battles of the Maccabees. These battles are not as well-known as some of the more famous ones but are nevertheless just as important. Which is why we try to include them.
In conclusion, the time between 500 B.C. and 500 AD is a rich period for the study of battles. Starting with the turmoil that gave birth to the Roman Republic and the beginnings of the titanic clash between Persia and the Hellenic cities. Ending with the first battles between rival claimants to the title 'Successor of Rome' as well the controversial battle of Badon Hill, which brought peace for 70 years. This period is one of great change and revolution in the art of war.
6th Century BC
The Battle of Regillus Lake
5th Century BC
The Battle of Thermopylae
The Battle of Plataea
Battle of Plataea
Battle of Mycale
The Peloponnesian War
The Battle of Cunaxa
4th Century BC
Battle of Coronea
Battle of Leuctra
Battle of Chaeronea
Battle of the Granicus
Battle of Issus
Battle of Gaugamela
Battle of the Hydaspes
The Battle of Ipsus
The Battle of Salamis (Fourth Diadoch War)
The Samnite Wars
3rd Century BC
Battle of Asculum
The Battle of Trebia
Battle of Raphia
The Battle of Cannae
The Iberian Wars
Battle of the River Arius
2nd Century BC
The Battle of Cynoscephalae
Battle of Magnesia
The Cimbrian War
1st Century BC
Battle of Ebhernis Ford
The Social War
The Parthian Wars
The Rebellion of Spartacus
The Battle of Carrhae
The Gallic Wars
The Siege of Alesia
The Battle of Pharsalus
1st Century AD
Battle of Idistaviso
The Siege of Jerusalem
The Battle of Mons Graupius
2nd Century AD
The Dacian Wars
4th Century AD
Battle of Milvian Bridge
The Battle of Adrianople
5th Century AD
The Sack of Rome
The Anglo-Saxon Wars
Battle of Chalons
The Battle of Badon Hill
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