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  List of Roman battles
Battle of Cape Ecnomus - A Carthaginian fleet under Hamilcar and Hanno is defeated in an attempt to stop a Roman invasion of Africa by Marcus Atilius Regulus.
Battle of Herdonia - Hannibal destroys the Roman army of the praetor Gnaeus Fulvius.
357 - Battle of Strasbourg (357) - Julian expels the Alamanni from the Rhineland
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 Encyclopedia: Antioch
Seleucus I had served as one of Alexander the Great's generals, and the name Antiochus occurred frequently amongst members of his family.
In the Orontes, north of the city, lay a large island, and on this Seleucus II Callinicus began a third walled "city," which was finished by Antiochus III.
The Battle of Antioch is the name shared by a number of battles in ancient and medieval history in or near the Syrian city of Antioch.
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 List of Roman battles -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Battle of the Silarus - Hannibal destroys the army of the Roman praetor M. Centenius Penula.
Battle of the Eurymedon - Roman forces under Lucius Aemilius Regillus defeat a Seleucid fleet commanded by (A town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain) Hannibal, fighting his last battle.
Battle of Pavia (271) - Aurelian destroys the retreating Alemanni army.
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 Roman Britain - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
With the 20th legion, Agricola defeated the Caledonians in 84 at the Battle of Mons Graupius, in what is today northern Scotland.
Following his defeat and death in the Battle of Mon Seleucus in 353, Constantius II dispatched his chief imperial notarary Paul Catena to hunt down Magnentius' supporters.
His rebellion was ended in 388, but this time not all of the troops were returned to Britain by an empire that had suffered a great loss of life in the Battle of Adrianople in 378, and now was scrambling to find sufficient manpower to defend all of its borders.
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 Roman Britain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The legio XIV Gemina Martia Victrix joined him at a battlefield of his choosing, and in the Battle of Watling Street the combined Roman forces crushed the revolt (it was in this occasion that XIV Gemina gained her Martia Victrix cognomen).
Severus arrived in February 196 and the ensuing battle was decisive.
Following his defeat and death in the Battle of Mons Seleucus in 353, Constantius II dispatched his chief imperial notary Paul "Catena" to Britain to hunt down Magnentius' supporters.
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 Magnentius   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The remaining emperor of the family of Constantine the Great, Constantius II broke off his war in the east with Persia, and marched west.
Their armies met in the Battle of Mursa in 352; Magnentius led his troops into battle, while Constantius spent the day of battle praying in a nearby church.
Magnentius made a final stand the following year in the Battle of Mons Seleucus, after which he committed suicide.
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 List Of Roman Battles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
3rd century BC - Battle of Camerinum - Samnites defeat the Romans under Lucius Cornelius Scipio in the first battle of the Third Samnite War.
249 BC - Battle of Drepana - Carthaginians under Adherbal defeat the fleet of Roman admiral Claudius Pulcher.
1st century BC Battle of Fucine Lake - Roman forces under Lucius Porcius Cato are defeated by the Italian rebels in the Social War
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 Family Ancestry
After the town fell, Constantius tackled Carausius' Frankish allies and the result of these two blows was that the usurper was murdered by his treasurer, Allectus.
His continental military exploits required troops from Britain and it appears that forts at Chester and elsewhere were abandoned at this period, triggering raids and settlement in north Wales by the Irish.
Around 396, Rome was forced to address the increasing barbarian incursions in to Britain and an expedition, possibly led by the Vandal general Stilicho, brought naval action against the raiders.
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 State Church Of The Roman Empire
He was victorious in battle at the Milvian Bridge over the Tiber River (28 October) and considered his victory confirmation of his decision to endorse Christianity.
In January 313 the emperors Constantine and Licinius met and agreed on a policy of tolerance of religious diversity throughout the empire.
They won the major battle at Mons Seleucus, and Magnentius committed suicide (10 August).
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 Magnentivs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Magnentius moved against Constantius II in 351, and was defeated at the Battle of Mursa on September 28.
He retreated to Gaul, and Constantius methodically began to conquer Magnentius' lands.
In 353 he invaded Gaul, and in the summer defeated Magnentius at the Battle of Mons Seleucus.
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