A Table of Roman Battles - Winners & Losers

For the purposes of this table of Roman battles in both the Republican and Imperial periods, the presumption is the Romans won, so if they lost, the event is worth highlighting: the winners' column is bolded only when the Romans are not the victors. Another point worth stressing is that these are battles, not entire wars, so don't be too surprised to see Julius Caesar in the losers' column.

An Accounting of Roman Wins and Losses

In cases where there are rebel Romans, the winning Romans are not bolded, since Romans both won and lost. Enslaved Romans were not considered to be citizens, so in the Spartacan battles, when the Roman citizens lost, the Spartacan victors are bolded.

Where neither side was a clear victor, the loser category lists both sides.

The "Name of the Battle" column refers to the place of fighting or a known locale nearby.

This list is based on the list compiled at UNRV, with some additions from Dictionary of battles from the earliest date to the present time. For even more Roman conflicts, see Nova Roma's Roman Timeline.

Roman Battles During the Republican and Imperial Periods
Year	Name of the Battle	Winner	Loser
496 B.C.	Lake Regillus	Romans	Etruscans
431 B.C.	Mt. Algidus	Romans	Aequians and Volscians
396 B.C.	Siege of Veii	Romans	Etruscans
390 B.C.	Allia	Gauls (Brennus)	Romans (A. Quintus Sulpicius)
342 B.C.	Mount Gaurus	Romans (M. Valerius Corvus)	Samnites
339 B.C.	Vesuvius	Latins	Romans (P. Decius Mus)
338 B.C.	Trifanum	Romans (T. Manlius Torquatus)	Latins
321 B.C.	Caudine Forks	Samnites (Gaius Pontius)	Romans (S. Postumius, V. Calvinius)
316 B.C.	Latulae	Samnites	Romans
315 B.C.	Ciuna	Romans	Samnites
310 B.C.	Lake Vadimo	Romans	Etruscans
305 B.C.	Bovianum	Romans (M. Fulvius, L. Postumius)	Samnites
298 B.C.	Camerinum	Samnites	Romans (L. Cornelius Scipio)
295 B.C.	Sentinum	Romans (F. Rullianus, P. Decius Mus)	Samnites, Etruscans, Gauls, Umbrians
293 B.C.	Aquilonia	Romans	Samnites
285 B.C.	Arretium	Gauls	Romans (Lucius Caecilius)
283 B.C.	Lake Vadimo	Romans (P. Cornelius Dolabello)	Etruscans, Gauls
282 B.C.	Populonia	Romans	Etruscans
280 B.C.	Heraclea	Epirus (Pyrrhus)	Romans (P. Valerius Laevinus)
279 B.C.	Asculum	Epirus (Pyrrhus)	Romans (C. Fabricius Luscinus)
275 B.C.	Beneventum	Romans (M.Curius Dentatus)	Epirus (Pyrrhus)
261 B.C.	Agrigentum	Romans	Carthaginians (Hannibal, Gisco, Hanno)
260 B.C.	Lipara Islands (Naval)	Carthaginians	Rome
260 B.C.	Mylae (Naval)	Romans (C. Duillius)	Carthaginians
256 B.C.	Cape Ecnomus	Romans (M. Atilius Regulus)	Carthaginians (Hamilcar, Hanno)
256 B.C.	Adys	Romans (Regulus)	Carthaginians
255 B.C.	Tunes	Carthaginians/Greeks (Xanthippus)	Romans (Regulus)
251 B.C.	Panormus	Romans (L. Caecilius Metellus)	Carthaginians (Hasdrubal)
249 B.C.	Drepanum (Naval)	Carthaginians (Adherbal)	Romans (P. Claudius Pulcher)
242 B.C.	Aegates Islands	Romans (C. Lutatius Catulus)	Carthaginians (Hanno)
225 B.C.	Faesulae	Gauls	Romans
225 B.C.	Telamon	Romans (Papus, Regulus)	Gauls
222 B.C.	Clastidum	Romans ( M. Claudius Marcellus)	Gauls
218 B.C.	Ticinus	Carthaginians (Hannibal)	Romans (P. Cornelius Scipio)
218 B.C.	Trebia	Carthaginians (Hannibal)	Romans (T. Sempronius Longus)
217 B.C.	Lake Trasimene	Carthaginians (Hannibal)	Romans (C.Flaminius)
216 B.C.	Cannae	Carthaginians (Hannibal)	Romans (C. Terentius Varro)
216 B.C.	Nola	Romans ( M. Claudius Marcellus)	Carthaginians (Hannibal)
215 B.C.	Nola, again	Romans ( M. Claudius Marcellus)	Carthaginians (Hannibal)
214 B.C.	Nola, again	--	Draw: Romans ( M. Claudius Marcellus) Carthaginians (Hannibal)
212 B.C.	1st Battle of Capua	Carthaginians (Hannibal)	Romans (Fulvius Flaccus, Appius Claudius)
212 B.C.	Silarus	Carthaginians (Hannibal)	Romans (M. Centenius Pentula)
212 B.C.	Herdonia	Carthaginians (Hannibal)	Romans (Gnaeus Fulvius)
211 B.C.	Syracuse	Romans ( M. Claudius Marcellus)	Syracusans
211 B.C.	Upper Baetis	Carthaginians (Hasdrubal)	Romans (Gnaeus and Publius Cornelius Scipio)
211 B.C.	2nd Battle of Capua (siege)	Romans	Carthaginians (Hannibal)
210 B.C.	Herdonia, again	Carthaginians (Hannibal)	Romans (Gnaeus Fulvius)
210 B.C.	Numistro	Carthaginians (Hannibal)	Romans ( M. Claudius Marcellus)
209 B.C.	Asculum	Carthaginians (Hannibal)	Romans ( M. Claudius Marcellus)
208 B.C.	Baecula	Romans (P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus)	Carthaginians (Hasdrubal Barca)
207 B.C.	Grumentum	--	Draw: Romans (C. Claudius Nero) Carthaginians (Hannibal)
207 B.C.	Metaurus	Romans (C. Claudius Nero)	Carthaginians (Hasdrubal Barca)
206 B.C.	Ilipa	Romans (P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus)	Carthaginians (Hasdrubal)
203 B.C.	Bagbrades	Romans (P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus)	Carthaginians (Hasdrubal/Syphax)
202 B.C.	Zama	Romans (P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus)	Carthaginians (Hannibal)
198 B.C.	Aous	Romans (T. Quinctius Flaminius)	Macedonians (Philip V)
197 B.C.	Cynoscephalae	Romans (T. Quinctius Flaminius)	Macedonians (Philip V)
194 B.C.	Mutina	Romans	Gauls
194 B.C.	Gythium	Achaeans, Romans	Spartans
191 B.C.	Thermopylae	Romans (M. Acilius Glabrio)	Seleucia (Antiochus III)
190 B.C.	Eurymedon (Naval)	Romans (L. Aemilius Regillus)	Seleucia (Hannibal)
190 B.C.	Myonessus (Naval)	Romans	Seleucia
190 B.C.	Magnesia	Romans (L. Cornelius Scipio, Scipio Africanus)	Seleucia (Antiochus III)
171 B.C.	Callicinus	Macedonians (Perseus)	Romans (P. Licinius Crassus)
168 B.C.	Pydna	Romans (L. Aemilius Paullus)	Macedonians (Perseus)
148 B.C.	Pydna	Romans (Q. Caecilius Metellus)	Macedonians (Andriscus)
146 B.C.	Carthage	Romans (P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus)	Carthaginians (Hasdrubal)
146 B.C.	Corinth	Romans (Lucius Mummius)	Achaeans, Corinthians (Critolaus)
133 B.C.	Numantia	Romans (P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus)	Celtiberians
109 B.C.	Transalpine Gaul	Helvetii	Romans (Silanus)
108 B.C.	Muthul	Romans (Caecilius Metellus)	Numidians (Jugurtha)
107 B.C.	Transalpine Gaul	Helvetii	Romans (Cassius)
106 B.C.	Cirta	Romans (Marius)	Numidians (Jughurta/Bocchus)
105 B.C.	Arausio	Cimbri and Teutones	Romans (Mallius Maximus, Q. Servilius Caepio)
102 B.C.	Aquae Sextiae	Romans (Marius)	Teutones and Ambrones
101 B.C.	Vercellae	Romans (Marius/Q. Lutatius Catulus)	Cimbri
89 B.C.	Fucine Lake	Italians	Romans (L. Porcius Cato)
89 B.C.	Asculum	Romans (C. Pompeius Strabo)	Italians
86 B.C.	Chaeronea (Chaironeia)	Romans (Sulla)	Pontus (Archelaus)
86 B.C.	Orchomenus	Romans (Sulla)	Pontus (Archelaus)
83 B.C.	Mount Tifata	Romans (Sulla)	Romans (Caius Norbanus)
82 B.C.	Colline Gate	Romans (Sulla)	Romans, Samnites (Cn. Papirius Carbo, Telesinus)
80 B.C.	Baetis River	Roman Rebels (Q. Sertorius)	Romans (L. Fulfidias)
74 B.C.	Cyzicus	Romans (L. Licinius Lucullus)	Pontus ( Mithridates VI)
72 B.C.	Cabira	Romans (L. Licinius Lucullus)	Pontus ( Mithridates VI)
72 B.C.	Picenum	Slave Revolt (Spartacus)	Romans (Lentulus, Publicola)
72 B.C.	Mutina	Slave Revolt (Spartacus)	Romans
71 B.C.	Campania	Slave Revolt (Spartacus)	Romans
71 B.C.	Campania	Romans (Crassus)	Slave Revolt (Spartacus)
71 B.C.	Silarus River	(M. Licinius Crassus	Slave Revolt (Spartacus)
69 B.C.	Tigranocerta	Romans (L. Licinius Lucullus)	Armenia (Trigranes)
68 B.C.	Artaxata	Romans (L. Licinius Lucullus)	Armenia (Trigranes)
66 B.C.	Lycus	Romans (Pompey)	Pontus ( Mithridates VI)
62 B.C.	Pistoria	Romans (G. Antonius)	Rebel Romans (Catilinus)
58 B.C.	Arar	Romans (Julius Caesar)	Helvetii (Orgetorix)
58 B.C.	Bibracte	Romans (Julius Caesar)	Helvetii (Orgetorix)
58 B.C.	Alsace	Romans (Julius Caesar)	Germans (Ariovistus)
57 B.C.	Axona	Romans (Julius Caesar)	Belgae (Galba of the Seussiones)
57 B.C.	Sabis River	Romans (Julius Caesar)	Nervii
56 B.C.	Morbihan Gulf	Romans (D. Junius Brutus)	Veneti
53 B.C.	Carrhae	Parthians (Surenas)	Romans (Crassus)
52 B.C.	Gergovia	Gauls (Vercingetorix)	Romans (Julius Caesar)
52 B.C.	Lutetia Parisiorum	Romans (T. Labienus)	Gauls (Camulogenus)
52 B.C.	Dijon	Romans (Julius Caesar)	Gauls (Vercingetorix)
52 B.C.	Siege of Alesia	Romans (Julius Caesar)	Gauls (Vercingetorix)
49 B.C.	Bagrades River	Romans, Numidians (Attius Varus, King Juba)	Romans (Gaius Curio)
48 B.C.	Dyrrhachium	Romans (Pompey)	Romans (Julius Caesar)
48 B.C.	Pharsalus	Romans (Julius Caesar)	Romans (Pompey)
47 B.C.	Alexandria	Romans (Julius Caesar)	Egyptians (Ptolemy XIII)
47 B.C.	Zela	Romans (Julius Caesar)	Pontus (Pharnaces)
46 B.C.	Thapsus	Romans (Julius Caesar)	Romans (Q.Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio)
45 B.C.	Munda	Romans (Julius Caesar)	Romans (Pompey)
43 B.C.	Forum Gallorum	Romans (Mark Antony)	Romans (Pansa)
43 B.C.	Mutina	Romans (Hirtius)	Romans (Mark Antony)
42 B.C.	1st Philippi	--	Draw: Romans (Mark Antony, Octavian [Augustus]) Romans (M. Junius Brutus, C. Cassius Longinus)
42 B.C.	2nd Philippi	Romans (Mark Antony, Octavian [Augustus])	Romans (M. Junius Brutus)
41 B.C.	Perusia	Romans (Octavian [Augustus])	Romans (Lucius Antonius)
36 B.C.	Naulochus (Naval)	Romans ( Agrippa)	Romans (Sex. Pompeius Magnus)
36 B.C.	Mylex	Romans ( Agrippa)	Romans (Sex. Pompeius Magnus)
36 B.C.	Phraaspa	--	Draw: Romans (Mark Antony) Parthians (Phraates IV)
31 B.C.	Actium (Naval)	Romans ( Agrippa)	Romans (Mark Antony)
11 B.C.	Lippe	Romans (Drusus)	Germans (Sicambri, Suevi and Cherusii)
A.D. 9	Teutoburger Wald	Germans (Arminius)	Romans (P. Quinctilius Varus)
A.D. 16	Idistavisus	Romans (G. Claudius Drusus Germanicus)	Germans (Arminius)
A.D. 22	Thala	Romans Legio III Augusta	Berbers of Numidia (Tacfarinas)
A.D. 43	Medway	Romans (Claudius and Aulus Plautus)	British Celts (Caractacus and Togodumnus)
A.D. 50	Caer Caradock	Romans (Ostorius Scapula)	British Celts (Caractacus)
A.D. 61	Towcester (Watling Street)	Romans (Suetonius)	Iceni (Boudicca)
A.D. 62	Rhandeia	Parthians (Tiridates)	Romans (L. Caesennius Paetus)
A.D. 67	Jotapata	Romans (Vespasian)	Jews (Josephus)
A.D. 69	Bedriacum (1st Cremona)	Romans (Vitellius)	Romans (Otho)
A.D. 69	Bedriacum (2nd Cremona)	Romans (A. Primus, Vespasian)	Romans (Vitellius)
A.D. 70	Jerusalem	Romans (Vespasian/Titus)	Jews
A.D. 84	Mons Graupius	Romans (Agricola)	Caledonians (Calgacus)
A.D. 88	Tapae	Romans (Tettius Julianus)	Dacians (Decebalus)
A.D. 101	Tapae	Romans (Trajan)	Dacians (Decebalus)
A.D. 102	Sarmizegethusa	Romans (Trajan)	Dacians (Decebalus)
A.D. 105	Sarmizegethusa	Romans (Trajan)	Dacians (Decebalus)
A.D. 117	Hatra	Parthians	Romans (Trajan)
A.D. 166/5	Ctesiphon/Seleucia	Romans (G. Avidius Cassius)	Parthians
A.D. 169	Siege of Aquilea	Marcomanni, Quadi	Romans
A.D. 169-180	Marcus Aurelius' Wars with the Germans	Various	Romans Marcomanii, Quadi
A.D. 193	Cyzicus	Romans ( Severus)	Romans (Pescennius Niger)
A.D. 194	Nicaea	Romans ( Severus)	Romans (Pescennius Niger)
A.D. 194	Issus	Romans ( Severus)	Romans (Pescennius Niger)
A.D. 197	Lugdunum	Romans ( Severus)	Romans (Albinus)
A.D. 197/8	Ctesiphon	Romans ( Severus)	Parthians
A.D. 198/9	Hatra	Parthians	Romans ( Severus)
A.D. 217	Nisibis	Parthians (Artabatus V)	Romans (Macrinus)
A.D. 218	Antioch	Romans (Varius Avitus)	Romans (Macrinus)
A.D. 238	Carthage	Romans (Maximinus)	Romans (Gordian II)
A.D. 243	Resaena	Romans (Gordian III)	Persians (Shapur I)
A.D. 243	Verona	Romans (Decius)	Romans (Philip the Arab)
A.D. 250	Philippopolis	Goths (King Cuiva)	Romans
A.D. 251	Abrittus	Goths (Cuiva)	Romans (Decius)
A.D. 259	Mediolanum	Romans (Gallienus)	Juthungi
A.D. 260	Edessa	Persia (Shapur I)	Romans (Valerian)
A.D. 261	Balkans	Romans (Domitianus)	Romans (F. Iunius Macrianus)
A.D. 268	Naissus	Romans (Claudius II Gothicus)	Goths
A.D. 268	Mediolanum	Romans (Claudius II Gothicus)	Romans (M. Acilius Aureolus)
A.D. 268	Lake Benacus	Romans (Claudius II Gothicus)	Alemanni
A.D. 271	Fanum Fortunae	Romans (Aurelian)	Alemanni
A.D. 271	Pavia	Romans (Aurelian)	Alemanni
A.D. 271	Placentia	Alemanni, Marcomanni, Juthungi	Romans (Aurelian)
A.D. 272	Immae	Romans (Aurelian)	Palmyrenes (Zenobia)
A.D. 272	Emesa	Romans (Aurelian)	Palmyrenes (Zenobia)
A.D. 273	Palmyra	Romans (Aurelian)	Palmyrenes
A.D. 274	Campi Catalaunii	Romans (Aurelian)	Romans (Tetricus)
A.D. 285	Margus	Romans (Diocletian)	Romans (Carinus)
A.D. 296	Silchester	Romans (Asclepiodotus)	Romans (Allectus)
A.D. 296	Callinicum	Persians (Narses)	Romans (Galerius)
A.D. 297	Armenia	Romans (Galerius)	Persians (Narses)
A.D. 297	Ctesiphon	Romans (Galerius)	Persians
A.D. 298	Lingones	Romans (Constantius Chlorus)	Alemanni
A.D. 298	Vindonissa	Romans (Constantius Chlorus)	Alemanni
A.D. 312	Taurinorum	Romans (Constantine)	Romans (Maxentius)
A.D. 312	Verona	Romans (Constantine)	Romans (Maxentius
A.D. 312	Rome (Milvian Bridge)	Romans (Constantine)	Romans (Maxentius)
A.D. 313	Tzirallum	Romans (Licinius)	Romans (Maximinus Daia)
A.D. 314	Cibalae	Romans (Constantine)	Romans (Licinius)
A.D. 314	Mardia	Romans (Constantine)	Romans (Licinius)
A.D. 323	Adrianople	Romans (Constantine)	Romans (Licinius)
A.D. 323	Hellespont (Naval)	Romans (F. Julius Crispus)	Romans (Licinius)
A.D. 324	Chrysopolis	Romans (Constantine)	Romans (Licinius)
A.D. 344	Singara	Romans (Constantius II)	Persians (Shapur II)
A.D. 351	Mursa	Romans (Constantius II)	Romans (Magnentius)
A.D. 353	Mons Seleucus	Romans (Constantius II)	Romans (Magnentius)
A.D. 356	Reims	Alemannia	Romans (Julian)
A.D. 357	Argentorate	Romans (Julian)	Alemanni
A.D. 359	Amida	Persians	Romans
A.D. 363	Ctesiphon	Romans (Julian)	Persians (Shapur II)
A.D. 367	Solicinium	Romans (Valentinian)	Alemanni
A.D. 377	Willows	Romans	Visigoths (Fritigern)
A.D. 378	Argentaria	Romans (Gratianus)	Alemanni
A.D. 378	Adrianople	Goths (Fritigern)	Romans (Valens)
A.D. 387	Siscia	Romans (Theodosius)	Romans (Magnus Maximus)
A.D. 394	River Frigidus	Romans (Theodosius)	Romans (Arbogast/Eugenius)
A.D. 402	Asta	Romans (Stilicho)	Visigoths (Alaric)
A.D. 402	Pollentia	Romans (Stilicho)	Visigoths (Alaric)
A.D. 403	Verona	Romans (Stilicho)	Visigoths (Alaric)
A.D. 410	Sack of Rome	Visigoths (Alaric)	Romans
A.D. 425	Italy	Romans (Aetius)	Visigoths (Theodoric)
A.D. 432	Ravenna	Romans (Aetius)	Romans (Boniface)
A.D. 436	Narbonne	Romans (Aetius)	Visigoths (Theodoric)
A.D. 447	Utus	Romans	Huns (Attila)
A.D. 451	Campi Catalaunii	Romans (Aetius/Theodoric I)	Huns (Attila)
A.D. 455	Sack of Rome	Vandals (Geiseric)	Romans
A.D. 468	Carthage	Vandals (Geiseric)	Romans (Basiliscus)
A.D. 472	Rome	Romans (Ricimer)	Romans
A.D. 476	Fall of Rome	Germans (Odoacer)	Romans
Year	Name of the Battle	Winner	Loser