Start | Finish | Name of Conflict | Belligerents |
Victorious | Defeated |
854 BC | 846 BC | Assyrian conquest of Aram | Assyrian Empire | Aram |
757 BC | 723 BC | Colchis conquer Diauehi | Colchis | Diauehi |
752 BC | 752 BC | Wars with the Latins and the Sabines (for the Rape of the Sabine Women) | Roman Kingdom | Sabines |
During the reign of Romulus (Between 753 and 716 BC) | Conquest of Cameria | Roman Kingdom | Cameria |
War with Fidenae and Veii | Roman Kingdom | Fidenae Veii |
740 BC | 720 BC | First Messenian War | Sparta | Messenia |
736 BC | 732 BC | Syro-Ephraimite War | Assyrian Empire Kingdom of Judah | Aram Kingdom of Israel |
733 BC | 733 BC | Pekah-Ahaz War [he] | Judah | Israel Edom Philistia |
732 BC | Before 721 BC | Nubian Conquest of Egypt | Nubia Upper Egypt Hermopolis | Middle Egypt Lower Egypt |
725 BC | 725 BC | Colchian-Scythian war | Colchis | Scythia Cimmerians |
722 BC | 481 BC | Wars of the Chinese Spring and Autumn period | Han Wei Zhao Qin Chu Qi Yan Those were the remaining major states | Smaller states (consumed by other states) |
714 BC | After 706 BC | Urartu–Assyria War | Neo-Assyrian Empire | Urartu |
710 BC | 650 BC | Lelantine War | Eretria and allies | Chalcis and allies |
703 BC | 689 BC | Sennacherib's War with Babylon | Neo-Assyrian Empire | Babylonia Chaldea Aramaea Elam |
701 BC | 701 BC | Sennacherib's campaign in Judah | Kingdom of Judah Kushite Egypt | Neo-Assyrian Empire |
685 BC | 668 BC | Second Messenian War | Sparta Corinth Lepreo Cretan mercenaries | Messenia Arcadia Sicyon Elis Argos |
During the reign of Tullus Hostilius (Between 672 and 640 BC) | Second War with Fidenae and Veii | Roman Kingdom | Fidenae Veii |
Second Sabine War | Roman Kingdom | Sabines |
676 BC | 676 BC | Mannaean-Assyrian War | Neo-Assyrian Empire | Mannaea |
671 BC | After 664 BC | Esarhaddon's War against Egypt | Neo-Assyrian Empire | Egypt Kingdom of Kush |
655 BC | 639 BC | Assyrian conquest of Elam | Neo-Assyrian Empire | Elam |
652 BC | 648 or 646 BC | Shamash-shum-ukin's Civil War | Neo-Assyrian Empire | Assyrian Babylon Mesopotamian Sealands Elam Chaldea Guti Amurru kingdom Meluhha Arab tribes |
643 BC | 642 BC | War of Qi's succession | Faction of Prince Zhao | Faction of Prince Wukui Faction of Prince Pan Faction of Prince Shangren Faction of Prince Yuan Faction of Prince Yong (Qi) [zh] Supported by: Lu Beidi |
642 BC | 338 BC | Roman-Latin wars | Roman Kingdom Roman Republic | Latins |
632 BC | 632 BC | Cylonian Affair | Athens | Cylon of Athens Megara |
626 BC | 626 BC | Revolt of Babylon (626 BC) | Babylonia | Neo-Assyrian Empire |
625 BC | 615 BC | Lydian-Miletus war [ru] | Lydia | Miletus |
614 BC | 614 BC | Fall of Assur | Neo-Babylonian Empire Media | Neo-Assyrian Empire |
c. 612 BC | c. 612 BC | Battle of Nineveh (612 BC) | Medes (including: Persians and Elamites) Scythians Neo-Babylonian Empire Chaldea Cimmerians | Neo-Assyrian Empire |
610 BC | 609 BC | Fall of Harran | Neo-Babylonian Empire Media | Neo-Assyrian Empire |
c. 605 BC | c. 605 BC | Battle of Carchemish | Neo-Babylonian Empire | Egypt Remnants of the Neo-Assyrian Empire |
601 BC | 586 BC | Jewish–Babylonian war | Neo-Babylonian Empire Moab Ammon Chaldea | Kingdom of Judah |
590 BC | 585 BC | Median-Lydian war [ru] (Battle of the Eclipse) | Medes | Lydia |
Before 588 BC | Tarquin the Elder's war with the Latins | Roman Kingdom | Latin League |
595 BC | 585 BC | First Sacred War | Amphictyonic League of Delphi, Sicyon | Kirrha |
Before 585 BC | 585 BC | Tarquin the Elder's war with the Sabines | Roman Kingdom | Sabines |
between 560 BC and 540 BC | Between 560 BC and 540 BC | Achaemenid Colchis war | Achaemenid Empire of Persia | Colchis |
552 BC | 539 BC | Wars of Cyrus the Great | Persis/Achaemenid Empire of Persia | Median Empire Neo-Babylonian Empire Lydian Empire Gandhara Empire Sogdiana |
552 BC | 550 BC | Persian Revolt Part of the Wars of Cyrus the Great | Persis | Median Empire |
547 BC | 547 BC | Cyrus' Conquest of the Lydian Empire Part of the Wars of Cyrus the Great | Achaemenid Empire of Persia | Lydia |
540 BC | 539 BC | Cyrus' Conquest of Elam Part of the Wars of Cyrus the Great | Achaemenid Empire of Persia | Elam |
539 BC | 539 BC | Cyrus' Conquest of Babylonia Part of the Wars of Cyrus the Great | Achaemenid Empire of Persia | Neo-Babylonian Empire |
Between 540 and 535 BC | Battle of Alalia | Carthage Etruscans | Greek Phocaean Colonies of Alalia |
518 BC | 518 BC | Achaemenid invasion of the Indus Valley | Achaemenid Empire of Persia | Haryanka dynasty |
499 BC | 494 BC | Ionian Revolt Part of the Persian Wars | Persia | Ionia Aeolis Doris Caria Athens Eretria Cyprus |
499 BC | 448 BC | Greco-Persian Wars | Greek city states: Cyprus Delian League Other pro-Greek Forces | Achaemenid Empire of Persia Other pro-Persian Forces |
498 BC | 493 BC | Latin War (498–493 BC) | Roman Republic | Latin League |
492 BC | 490 BC | First Persian invasion of Greece Part of the Persian Wars | Persia | Ionia Aeolis Doris Caria Athens Eretria Cyprus |
484 BC | 484 BC | Babylonian revolts (484 BC) | Achaemenid Empire | Babylonian Cities |
480 BC | 479 BC | Second Persian invasion of Greece Part of the Persian Wars | Greek city states led by Athens and Sparta | Persian Empire |
487 BC | 448 BC | Greek counterattack Part of the Persian Wars | Greek city states led by Athens and Sparta | Persian Empire |
480 BC | 480 BC | First Sicilian campaign (Battle of Himera) Part of the Sicilian Wars | Syracuse Agrigentum | Carthage |
477 BC | 477 BC | Battle of the Cremera | Veii | Roman Republic |
475 BC | 221 BC | Wars of Warring States period in China | Seven Warring States | Seven Warring States |
474 BC | 474 BC | Battle of Cumae | Syracuse Cumae | Etruscans |
464 BC | 464 BC | Helot Revolt during the 464 BC Sparta earthquake | Sparta Peloponnesian League | Helots Perioeci |
460 BC | 445 BC | First Peloponnesian War | Delian League led by Athens,Argos | Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, Thebes |
460 BC | 454 BC | Rebellion of Inaros II | Persian Empire XXVII Dynasty of Egypt | Egyptian rebels led by Inaros II |
449 BC | 448 BC | Second Sacred War Part of the First Peloponnesian War | Phocis | Sparta Delphi |
440 BC | 440 BC | Samian War | Athens | Samos |
431 BC | 404 BC | Peloponnesian War | Peloponnesian League | Delian League |
411 BC | 411 BC | Athenian coup of 411 BC | The Four Hundred | Athens |
410 BC | 340 BC | Second Sicilian War Part of the Sicilian Wars | Syracuse Corinth Sparta | Athens Delian League Segesta |
395 BC | 387 BC | Corinthian War | Athens Argos Corinth Thebes Persian Empire Other allies | Sparta Peloponnesian League |
390 BC (traditional) 387 BC (probable) | Battle of the Allia | Gauls | Roman Republic |
385 BC | 385 BC | Artaxerxes' II Cadusian Campaign | Cadusii | Persian Empire |
385 BC | 385 BC | Dardanian invasion of Epirus | Kingdom of Dardania Supported by: Syracuse | Molossia Sparta Supported by: Thessaly Macedonia |
382 BC | 379 BC | First Olynthian War | Peloponnesian League Macedonia | Chalcidian League |
378 BC | 372 BC | Boeotian War | Thebes Athens | Sparta |
372 BC | 362 BC | Revolt of the Satraps | Achaemenid Empire | Rebel satrapies |
371 BC | 371 BC | First Spartan Revolt against the Boeotian League | Boeotian League | Sparta |
362 BC | 362 BC | Second Spartan Revolt against the Boeotian League | Boeotian League led by Thebes | Sparta Athens Elis Mantineia |
360 BC | 360 BC | Perdiccas III's expedition in Upper Macedonia[43] | Kingdom of Dardania | Macedonia |
358 BC | 336 BC | Wars of the Rise of Macedon | Macedon | Greek city states Illyrians Thracians |
357 BC | 355 BC | Social War | Chios Rhodes Kos Byzantion | Second Athenian League |
356 BC | 346 BC | Third Sacred War | Amphictyonic League | Phocis Pherae Athens Sparta |
343 BC | 341 BC | First Samnite War Part of the Samnite Wars | Roman Republic Sidicini Campanians | Samnites |
340 BC | 338 BC | Latin War | Roman Republic Samnites | Latin League Campanians Volsci Sidicini Aurunci |
339 BC | 338 BC | Philip II's campaign in Greece (Fourth Sacred War) | Macedon | Athens Thebes Corinth Megara Achaea Chalcis Epidaurus Troezen |
327 BC | 304 BC | Second Samnite War Part of the Samnite Wars | Roman Republic Volsci | Samnites Sidicini Aurunci Ausoni Vestini |
334 BC | 323 BC | Wars of Alexander the Great | Macedon | Persian Empire Pauravas Greek city states Thrace Getae Sogdiana |
332 BC | 331 BC | Rebellion against Macedonian Rule | Macedon | Sparta Thracian tribes |
323 BC | 322 BC | Lamian War | Macedon | Athens Aetolian League Achaean League Arcadians Corinth |
321 BC | 320 BC | Conquest of the Nanda Empire | Maurya Empire | Nanda Empire |
315 BC | 307 BC | Third Sicilian campaign Part of the Sicilian Wars | Carthage | Syracuse |
312 BC | 312 BC | Antigonid–Nabataean confrontations Part of the Wars of the Diadochi | Nabataean Kingdom | Antigonid dynasty |
311 BC | 309 BC | Babylonian War Part of the Wars of the Diadochi | Seleucid Empire | Antigonid dynasty |
311 BC | 309 BC | Bosporan Civil War | The Siraceni | Bosporans Scythians |
305 BC | 304 BC | Siege of Rhodes (305–304 BC) Part of the Wars of the Diadochi | Rhodes Ptolemaic Kingdom Seleucid Empire | Antigonid dynasty |
305 BC | 303 BC | Seleucid-Mauryan War | Maurya Empire | Seleucid Empire |
c. 300 BC | c. 300 BC | Gojoseon–Yan War | Yan | Gojoseon |
298 BC | 290 BC | Third Samnite War Part of the Samnite Wars | Roman Republic | Samnites Etruscans |
281 BC | 279 BC | Gallic invasion of the Balkans | Aetolian League Illyrians Macedon Thracians Paeonians | Gauls |
280 BC | 275 BC | Pyrrhic War | Roman Republic Carthage | Epirus Magna Graecia Samnium |
274 BC | 200 BC | Syrian Wars | Seleucid Empire Macedon | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
274 BC | 271 BC | First Syrian War Part of the Syrian Wars | Ptolemaic Kingdom | Seleucid Empire |
267 BC | 261 BC | Chremonidean War | Macedon | Greek states, notably Athens and Sparta Ptolemaic Egypt |
265 BC | 263 BC | Kalinga War | Maurya Empire | Kalinga |
264 BC | 146 BC | Punic Wars | Roman Republic | Carthage |
264 BC | 241 BC | First Punic War Part of the Punic Wars | Roman Republic | Ancient Carthage |
260 BC | 255 BC | Second Syrian War Part of the Syrian Wars | Antigonid Macedonia | Ptolemaic Egypt |
245 BC | 241 BC | Third Syrian War Part of the Syrian Wars | Ptolemaic Kingdom | Seleucid Empire |
240 BC | 238 BC | Mercenary War | Ancient Carthage | Carthage's mercenary army of the First Punic War Libyans Numidians |
238 BC | 238 BC | Parni conquest of Parthia | Parni | Parthia |
237 BC | 219 BC | Barcid conquest of Hispania | Carthage | Turdetani Bastetani Greek colonists Germani Tartessian tribes Celtiberian tribes |
c. 230 BC | c. 220 BC | Overthrow of Diodotus II | Troops of Euthydemus I | Greco-Bactrian Kingdom |
230 BC | 221 BC | Qin's wars of unification | Qin | Han Zhao Dai Yan Wei Chu Qi |
230 BC | 230 BC | Conquest of Han Part of the Qin wars of unification | Qin | Han |
229 BC | 228 BC | First Illyrian War | Roman Republic | Ardiaei |
229 BC | 222 BC | Cleomenean War | Achaean League Macedon | Sparta Elis |
228 BC | 228 BC | Conquest of Zhao Part of the Qin wars of unification | Qin | Zhao |
226 BC | 226 BC | First Conquest of Yan Part of the Qin wars of unification | Qin | Yan |
225 BC | 222 BC | Bella Gallica cisalpina [la; de] | Roman Republic | Celts Gauls |
225 BC | 225 BC | Conquest of Wei Part of the Qin wars of unification | Qin | Wei |
225 BC | 223 BC | Conquest of Chu Part of the Qin wars of unification | Qin | Chu |
222 BC | 222 BC | Second Conquest of Yan Part of the Qin wars of unification | Qin | Yan |
222 BC | 222 BC | Conquest of Dai Part of the Qin wars of unification | Qin | Dai |
222 BC | 222 BC | Conquest of Wu Part of the Qin wars of unification | Qin | Wu |
221 BC | 221 BC | Conquest of Qi Part of the Qin wars of unification | Qin | Qi |
220 BC | 219 BC | Second Illyrian War | Roman Republic | Illyria |
220 BC | 220 BC | Lyttian War | Polyrrhenia Lyctus Lappa Macedonia Achaean League | Knossos Gortys Kydonia Rhodes Aetolian League |
219 BC | 217 BC | Fourth Syrian War Part of the Syrian Wars | Ptolemaic Kingdom | Seleucid Empire |
218 BC | 201 BC | Second Punic War Part of the Punic Wars | Roman Republic | Carthage |
215 BC | 215 BC | Qin's campaign against the Xiongnu | Qin dynasty | Xiongnu |
215 BC | 168 BC | Macedonian Wars | Roman Republic | Macedonian Empire |
215 BC | 205 BC | First Macedonian War Part of the Macedonian Wars | Roman Republic Aetolian League Pergamon Sparta Elis Messenia | Macedonia Achaean League |
214 BC | 214 BC | Qin's campaign against the Yue tribes | Qin dynasty | Baiyue |
c. 210 BC | c. 206 BC | Seleucid invasion of Bactria | Greco-Bactrian Kingdom | Seleucid Empire |
209 BC | 206 BC | Fall of the Qin dynasty | Rebel forces of the six states | Qin dynasty |
209 BC | 209 BC | Dazexiang uprising Part of the Fall of the Qin dynasty | Qin dynasty | Chen Sheng's and Wu Guang's troops revived Kingdom of Chu peasants |
209 BC | 208 BC | Xiang Liang's Rebellion Part of the Fall of the Qin dynasty | Qin dynasty | Xiang Liang's troops Kuaiji revived Kingdom of Chu |
209 BC | 206 BC | Liu Bang's Insurrection against the Qin dynasty Part of the Fall of the Qin dynasty | Liu Bang's troops Yan Zhao Qi Wei | Qin dynasty |
209 BC | 88 BC | Seleucid–Parthian wars | Parthian Empire | Seleucid Empire |
208 BC | c. 206 BC | Siege of Bactra Part of the Seleucid invasion of Bactria | Greco-Bactrian Kingdom | Seleucid Empire |
206 BC | 202 BC | Chu-Han contention | Han | Western Chu |
205 BC | 200 BC | Cretan War | Rhodes Pergamum Byzantium Cyzicus Athens Knossos | Macedon Hierapytna Olous Aetolia Spartan pirates Acarnania |
202 BC | 200 BC | Fifth Syrian War Part of the Syrian Wars | Seleucid Empire | Ptolemaic Egypt |
200 BC | 196 BC | Second Macedonian War Part of the Macedonian Wars | Roman Republic Pergamon Rhodes | Macedon |
200 BC | 198 BC | Han invasion of the Xiongnu | Xiongnu | Han dynasty |
195 BC | 195 BC | Roman-Spartan War | Roman Republic Achaean League Macedon Pergamum Rhodes | Sparta |
191 BC | 188 BC | Roman-Syrian War | Roman Republic Achaean League Macedon Pergamum Rhodes | Seleucid Empire Aetolian League Athamania |
189 BC | 189 BC | Galatian War | Roman Republic Pergamum | Galatia |
180 BC | 175 BC | Bactrian Expansion into India | Greco-Bactrian Kingdom | Shunga Empire Remnants of the Maurya Empire |
179 BC | 175 BC | Dardanian-Bastarnae war | Kingdom of Dardania | Bastarnae Supported by: Kingdom of Macedonia Odrysian Kingdom Scordisci |
171 BC | 168 BC | Third Macedonian War Part of the Macedonian Wars | Roman Republic Pergamon | Macedon |
170 BC | 170 BC | Usurpation of Eucratides | Troops of Eucratides I | Greco-Bactrian Kingdom |
c. 167 BC | c. 167 BC | Parthian invasion into Bactria | Parthian Empire Loyalists to the Euthydemid dynasty | Greco-Bactrian Kingdom |
167 BC | 160 BC | Maccabean Revolt | Judea | Seleucid Empire |
162 BC | c. 70 BC | Nomadic invasions into Bactria | Yuezhi Scythians, mainly the Saka Wusun | Greco-Bactrian Kingdom |
155 BC | 139 BC | Lusitanian War | Roman Republic | Lusitanian tribes |
154 BC | 154 BC | Rebellion of the Seven States | Han dynasty | Wu Chu Zhao Jiaoxi Jiaodong Zichuan Jinan |
149 BC | 146 BC | Third Punic War Part of the Punic Wars | Roman Republic | Carthage |
138 BC | 111 BC | Han campaigns against Minyue Part of the Han wars against the Baiyue | Han dynasty | Minyue |
135 BC | 71 BC | Roman Servile Wars | Roman Republic | Revolting slaves |
135 BC | 132 BC | First Servile War Part of the Roman Servile Wars | Roman Republic | Slaves of Sicily |
133 BC | 89 AD | Han–Xiongnu War | Han empire | Xiongnu |
123 BC | 121 BC | Roman conquest of the Balearic Islands | Roman Republic | Balearic pirates |
122 BC | 105 BC | Jugurthine War | Roman Republic | Numidia |
113 BC | 101 BC | Cimbrian War | Roman Republic | Cimbri, Teutons |
111 BC | 111 BC | Han–Nanyue War Part of the Han wars against the Baiyue | Han dynasty | Nanyue |
109 BC | 109 BC | Han campaigns against Dian Part of the Han wars against the Baiyue | Han dynasty | Dian Kingdom |
109 BC | 108 BC | Gojoseon–Han War | Han dynasty | Wiman Joseon |
107 BC | 88 BC | Civil War of Ptolemy Lathyros | Egypt (Ptolemy IX Soter) Cyprus Phoenicia | Egypt (Cleopatra III) Judea (103–93) Nabatea (103–93) |
104 BC | 101 BC | War of the Heavenly Horses | Han dynasty | Dayuan |
104 BC | 100 BC | Second Servile War Part of the Roman Servile Wars | Roman Republic | Slaves of Sicily |
93 BC | 93 BC | Battle of Gadara | Nabataean Kingdom | Hasmonean dynasty |
93 BC | 87 BC | Judean Civil War | Sadducees | Pharisees |
91 BC | 88 BC | Social War | Roman Republic | Cities of Italy under Marsi and Samnium |
89 BC | 63 BC | Mithridatic Wars | Roman Republic | Kingdom of Pontus |
89 BC | 85 BC | First Mithridatic War Part of the Mithridatic Wars | Roman Republic Kingdom of Bithynia | Kingdom of Pontus Greek rebels |
87 BC | 87 BC | Bellum Octavianum | | |
87 BC | 85 BC | Armenian–Parthian War | Kingdom of Armenia | Parthian Empire |
84 BC | 84 BC | Battle of Cana | Nabataean Kingdom | Seleucid Empire |
83 BC | 82 BC | Second Mithridatic War Part of the Mithridatic Wars | Roman Republic | Kingdom of Pontus |
83 BC | 81 BC | Sulla's civil war | Sullans | Marians |
73 BC | 71 BC | Third Servile War or Spartacist Rebellion Part of the Roman Servile Wars | Roman Republic | Army of escaped slaves under Spartacus |
74 BC | 63 BC | Third Mithridatic War Part of the Mithridatic Wars | Roman Republic Bithynia | Kingdom of Pontus Kingdom of Armenia |
67 BC | 63 BC | Hasmonean Civil War Part of the Mithridatic Wars | Pharisees Roman Republic Nabatean Kingdom | Sadducees |
66 BC | 217 AD | Roman–Parthian Wars | Roman Republic | Parthian Empire |
65 BC | 65 BC | Pompey's campaign in Iberia and Albania | Roman Republic | Iberian Kingdom Caucasian Albania |
58 BC | 50 BC | Gallic Wars | Roman Republic | Gallic tribes Belgic tribes British tribes Aquitanian tribes Germanic tribes Iberian tribes |
55 BC | 54 BC | Caesar's invasions of Britain | Roman Republic Trinovantes | Britons |
53 BC | 51 BC | Parthian War of Marcus Licinius Crassus | Parthian Empire | Roman Republic |
49 BC | 45 BC | Caesar's Civil War | Julius Caesar and supporters Populares | Roman Senate Optimates |
48 BC | 47 BC | Pontic War | Roman Republic Galatia Cappadocia | Kingdom of Pontus |
44 BC | 30 BC | Roman civil wars | Roman Republic under Second Triumvirate | Mark Antony Liberatores Sextus PompeiusFulvia and Lucius Antonius |
44 BC | 44 BC | Post-Caesarian civil war Part of the Roman civil wars | Roman Senate | Mark Antony's forces |
44 BC | 42 BC | Liberators' civil war Part of the Roman civil wars | Second Triumvirate | Liberatores |
44 BC | 36 BC | Bellum Siculum Part of the Roman civil wars | Roman Republic | Sextus Pompeius and his troops |
41 BC | 40 BC | Perusine War | Roman Republic | Forces of Fulvia and Lucius Antonius |
41 BC | 40 BC | Fulvia's civil war Part of the Roman civil wars | Roman Republic | Forces of Fulvia and Lucius Antonius |
32 BC | 30 BC | Final War of the Roman Republic Part of the Roman civil wars | Roman Republic (supporters of Octavian) | Ptolemaic Egypt and the supporters of Mark Antony |
40 BC | 33 BC | Antony's Parthian War | Roman Republic Armenia Galatia Cappadocia Pontus | Parthian Empire Atropatene |
29 BC | 19 BC | Cantabrian Wars | Roman Empire | Cantabri Astures |
19 BC | 19 BC | War with the Garamantes | Roman Empire | Garamantes |