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	List of battles 1400 BC-600 AD
		Battle of Himera[?] The Carthaginians under Hamilcar are defeated by the Greeks of Sicily, led by Gelon[?] of Syracuse.
		Battle of Sellasia[?] Defeat of Cleomenes III[?] of Sparta by Antigonus Doson[?] of Macedon and the Achaean League[?]
		Battle of Herdonia[?] Hannibal destroys the Roman army of the praetor Gnaeus Fulvius.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/li/List_of_battles_1400_BC-600_AD.html (4447 words)

	Zela
		Zela: town in Pontus/Cappadocia, famous for a battle in 47 BCE, in which Julius Caesar defeated Pharnaces of Pontus (modern Zile).
		After the second battle, Zela was a safe possession of the Roman world, and benefited from the rapid urbanization of the Anatolian highland during the reign of Augustus.
		Zela is a fortified town in Pontus [...].
	www.livius.org /za-zn/zela/zela.html (1549 words)

	Roman Republic - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		The term "Pyrrhic victory" comes from these battles when Pyrrhus was supposed to have uttered the phrase: "Another such victory and I shall be lost." When Pyrrhus withdrew to fight wars in Sicily and Greece, the Romans won an important international victory and started to gain the attention of the Hellenistic superpowers in the East.
		After several naval battles which ended in Roman victories, a defeated Carthage signed a peace treaty giving Rome the total control of Sicily, and in 238 BC the mercenary troops of Carthage revolted and Rome took the opportunity to seize Corsica and Sardinia away from Carthage.
		The final major confrontation of the Roman Republic occurred on September 2, 31 BC, at the naval Battle of Actium where the fleet of Octavian under the command of Agrippa routed the larger fleet of Antony and Cleopatra; the two lovers fled to Egypt.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/r/o/m/Roman_Republic_9497.html (8875 words)

	Roman Empire History
		Battle of Pharsalus, in Greece; Caesar routed Pompey's forces (Aug. 9); Pompey fled to Egypt.
		Caesar defeated Pharnaces II at the Battle of Zela in brief war in Syria and Pontus; Caesar said of the war, "Veni, vidi, vici" (I came, I saw, I conquered!; Caesar next went to Africa.
		Battle of Milvian Bridge; Constantine defeated his last rival for control of the West; a vision he had before the battle led to his conversion to Christianity.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Acropolis/5576/roma-T.html (2623 words)

	US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : Battle of Zela
		The Battle of Zela was when Mithridates managed to defeat the Roman forces at Zela.
		This article about a historical battle is a stub.
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	encyclopedia.us-bazaar.com /?title=Battle_of_Zela (102 words)

	Caesar's civil war - Wikipedia Mirror US
		December - Battle in Alexandria, Egypt between the forces of the Roman general Julius Caesar and his ally Cleopatra VII of Egypt and those of rival King Ptolemy XIII of Egypt and Queen Arsinoe IV.
		The latter two are defeated and flee the city, but during the battle part of the Library of Alexandria catches fire and is burned down.
		Even then, these battles are presented symbolically, schematically and briefly, with a ten-second burst of soldiers shouting at one another and then a standard dropped in the mud in slow-motion.
	www.wiki-mirror.us /index.php/Caesar's_civil_war (2514 words)

	The Fallacious History of Legio VI
		Serving with distinction at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 BC under Pompey, the Legio deserted en masse to Caesar, Julius Caesar awarded the Legion for their loyalty and courage in battle.
		The legions enlistments expired in 45 BC and after the battle of Munda a colony of veterans was established at Arelate.
		It was at this battle That Proconsul Antony awarded the Legio the Title Ferrata, meaning, The Iron Legion for their stubborn refusal to give ground in the face of the Parthian Cavalry.
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	NOVA ROMA ::: Camenaeum ::: RES PUBLICA
		Battle of the Caudine Forks; Roman army forced to surrender to the Samnites.
		Romans defeated by Pyrrhus at the Battle of Asculum.
		Hannibal crosses the Alps and invades Italia, Roman army defeated at Battle of Trebia.
	www.novaroma.org /camenaeum/republic.htm (544 words)

	Julius Caesar Biography
		On August 26th 55 BC he attempted an invasion of Britain and in 52 BC he defeated a union of Gauls led by Vercingetorix at the battle of Alesia.
		Battle of the Axona (Aisne): Caesar engages and defeats the Belgae
		Battle of Alesia: Caesar lays siege to Alesia and is simultaneously lain under siege by the Gallic leader Vercingetorix; Caesar defeats Vercingetorix
	www.ebiog.com /biography/2249/julius-caesar/bio.htm (4013 words)

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		It was during this campaign that he won the corona civica (civic crown) for saving the life of a fellow citizen in battle.
		The Battle of Zela in 47 B.C. in Pontus, and are in Asia Minor, where Caesar easily defeated King Pharnaces.
		The Battle of Munda in Spain, 45 B.C. where Caesar annihilated the army commanded by the sons of Pompey.
	www.bccadets.org /Latin/northway/caesar2.htm (663 words)

	History of Legio VI Ferrata
		This culminated in the battle of Zela (a town in Pontus) where victory was won by Legio VI.
		Both Legio VI's (Ferrata and Victrix) fought at the battle of Actium, after this event the VI Ferrata was dispatched back to Judea and the next time we hear of the VI Victrix was in Spain.
		Legio VI Ferrata was severely mauled at the Battle of Actium in 31BC by the forces loyal to Caesar's nephew and heir, Octavian.
	legvi.tripod.com /id10.html (824 words)

	Veni Vidi Vici
		Calvinus gave battle and the Romans acquitted themselves well, but its allies were cut up badly.
		In May of 47 BC, Pharnaces camped his army on a hill near the town of Zela and Caesar on an opposite hill.
		Caesar, with 4 legions first began to build fortifications, assuming that Pharnaces had no taste for open battle against him, but he soon found this to be wrong.
	www.unrv.com /fall-republic/veni-vidi-vici.php (944 words)

	Historical Figures - Julius Caesar
		He quickly gained a significant victory at Thapsus in 46 BC over the forces of Metellus Scipio (who was killed in battle) and Cato the Younger (who committed suicide).
		Nevertheless, Pompey's sons Gnaeus Pompeius and Sextus Pompeius, together with Titus Labienus, Caesar's former propraetorian legate (legatus propraetore) and second in command in the Gallic War, escaped to Spain.
		Caesar gave chase and defeated the last remnants of opposition at Munda in a fiercely contested battle in March 45 BC.
	www.dailypast.com /historical-figures/julius-caesar3.shtml (1162 words)

	Welcome to myfoodcount.com - Measure your Health - Famous Epileptic - Gaius Julius Caesar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This dramatic assassination on the Ides of March (March 15th) in 44 BC sparked a new civil war between the Caesarians, including Octavian, Mark Antony, and Lepidus, and the Republicans, including Brutus, Cassius, Cicero and the sons of many men who were killed by Caesar in the civil war.
		During the course of the battle, Caesar showed such personal bravery in saving the lives of legionaries that he was later awarded the corona civica (oak crown).
		After spending the first months of 47 BC in Egypt, Caesar went to the Middle East, where he annihilated King Pharnaces II of Pontus in the battle of Zela; his victory was so swift and complete that he commemorated it with the words Veni, vidi, vici ("I came, I saw, I conquered").
	www.myfoodcount.com /healthylife/famous/epilepsy/juliuscaesar.html (5340 words)

	Roman Battles
		Many battles are written as parts of my Life of Gaius Julius Caesar.
		September 7-9?, 9 AD For this battle, I'm still unclear about the exact dates, so I based the dates on the modern German celebration of it.
		However it is not implausible since it would take about 7 days or so to get 3 legions to here from the summer camp going towards the Rhine, with camp followers of course.
	www.geocities.com /caesarkevin/battles/Romanbattles.html (291 words)

	Real Islam vs Imaginary Islam
		A little over a century after the Battle of Lepanto, another momentous battle occurred between Catholic and Mohammedan Turkish forces.
		On September 11, 1683, a decisive battle was fought before the city walls.
		He sent to Pope Innocent XI a letter that proclaimed Veni, vidi, Deus vicit [I came, I saw, God conquered], a play on Veni, vidi, vici [I came, I saw, I conquered], Julius Caesar's classic summary of his swift victory at the Battle of Zela in 47 B.C. over King Pharnaces in the Pontic campaign.
	www.catholicapologetics.info /apologetics/islam/reals.htm (1297 words)

	Life of Gaius Julius Caesar
		When news of the battle of Pharsalus reached Rome, Caesar was made dictator for 1 full year.
		Meanwhile the Armenian legion in the center was unable to hold and the enemy was able to turn on the 36th legion and surround it.
		He kept only one line in battle order, the others were still employed in the building.
	www.geocities.com /caesarkevin/caesar9.html (4482 words)

	Detail Page
		After defeating King Pharnaces at the battle of Zela in 47, Caesar understood that he had a great deal of fighting to do in Africa.
		Their position was strengthened in 48, when the survivors of the battle of Pharsalus poured over the Mediterranean.
		There followed a period of marches and counterattacks, as at the battle of Ilerda, in which Caesar compelled the Pompeians to give battle on the worst possible terms.
	www.fofweb.com /Onfiles/Ancient/AncientDetail.asp?iPin=ROME1700 (332 words)

	Shubhayan's Quotation Guide(TM) \| Battle Quotes
		As for life, it is a battle and a sojourning in a strange land; but the fame that comes after is oblivion.
		The late M. Venizelos observed that in all her wars England - he should have said Britain, of course - always wins one battle - the last.
		After battle of Zela in 47 BC I came, I saw, I conquered - Veni, vidi, vici
	www.shubhayan.com /quotes/battle.htm (220 words)

	TermPapers-TermPapers.com - Rise Of The Ancient Roman Empire
		In 202 BC at the Battle of Zama, Rome defeated Carthage.
		In 47 BC he won the battle of Zela and sent home the most famous words ever uttered by a triumphant warrior, Veni, vidi, vici-I came, I saw, I conquered.
		After the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent suicide of both Antony and Cleopatra, the victorious Octavian became, in 29 BC, master of the east also and the undisputed ruler of the entire Roman Empire.
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		The famous words he uttered at the time, "Alea iacta est" (The die is cast), signified that he had made his decision and that there was no turning back.
		On his way home from the East in 47 B.C., Caesar attacked Pharnaces, King of Pontus, and defeated him in the Battle of Zela with such ease that he informed the Roman Senate of his victory with the words, "Veni vidi vici" (I came i saw i conquered).
		On the Ides of March (March 15), 44 B.C., Caesar was stabbed to death by a group of conspirators.
	www.bccadets.org /Latin/northway/caesar3.htm (580 words)

	bolum 5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Pirates led by their chieftains, Leenippus, Cleochares and Seleucus, had managed to take Sinop while Mithridates and the Romans were engaged in battle.
		For a time he was successful in his endeavors to form an empire, capturing Colchis and Armenia, but Caesar met him in battle near Zela.
		Caesar advanced into Syria, meeting Pharnaces near Zela on August 2, 47 B.C. Pharnaces was defeated and the victory of the Romans was announced by Caesar in his famous dispatch: "Vini, vidi, vici", or "I came, I saw, I conquered".
	www.marticamping.com /bolum5.htm (2752 words)

	Outlines of Roman History, Chapter 21
		Sertorius showed what kind of general he was when he defeated the young Pompey in the first battle, and might have destroyed his army if Metellus had not come to his assistance.
		Here a desperate battle ensued; and Catiline was defeated and slain, with three thousand of his followers (B.C. Five of his fellow-conspirators were condemned to death by the senate; and Cicero put the judgment into execution.
		At the battle of Zela (47 B.C.) he destroyed the armies of this prince, and restored the Asiatic provinces, recording his speedy victory in the famous words, “Veni, vidi, vici.”
	www.forumromanum.org /history/morey21.html (6516 words)

	Detail Page
		Agrippa compelled Dynamis, the daughter of Pharnaces, who was defeated by Caesar at Zela, to marry Polemo of Pontus.
		The marriage proved unsuccessful, and Polemo was ousted in favor of Dynamis and her new husband, the Sarmatian Aspurgus.
		Mithridates, however, found Sarmatian allies but was defeated in battle and sent to Rome.
	www.fofweb.com /Onfiles/Ancient/AncientDetail.asp?iPin=ROME0248 (374 words)

	Detail Page
		The resulting battle was brief and bloody, as the Egyptians were no match for the invaders.
		Mithridates next accompanied Caesar to Asia Minor, where accounts were to be settled with Pharnaces II, king of the Bosporus, who had defeated Caesar's general Domitius and was stretching out his hand toward all of the lands once owned by Mithridates the Great.
		At the battle of Zela in May 47, he served as an able lieutenant, aiding in the total defeat of the enemy.
	www.fofweb.com /Onfiles/Ancient/AncientDetail.asp?iPin=ROME1077 (385 words)

	Copyright © 2005 by The Voice of Prophecy
		After his dramatic victory at the battle of Zela, Caesar sent a pithy boast back to Rome: "Veni, vidi, vici." From Latin that’s translated: “I came, I saw, I conquered.”
		At the same place where 20 years earlier Rome suffered a devastating defeat, Julius Caesar came and experienced a battle that conquered the enemy and helped establish his empire.
		It wasn’t like soldiers killed in battle for the sake of their country.
	www.vop.com /previous_broadcasts/2005/june/05262.htm (1321 words)

	Caesar, [Gaius] Julius biography - S9.com
		48 BC - pursued Pompey to Epirus and defeated him at battle of Pharsalus prompting Pompey to flee to Egypt
		47 BC - upon invasion of Roman-controlled Syria by Pharnaces II, advanced into Pontus and defeated Pharnaces at battle of Zela (subject of Caesar's remark "Veni, vidi, vici", also "I came, I saw, I conquered")
		46 BC - defeated remaining Pompey loyalists at battle of Thapsus in Africa
	www.s9.com /Biography/CaesarGaius-Julius (578 words)

	Amasya, Turkey
		The Pontic dynasty he founded lasted until after 70 B.C., ending with the death of Mithridates VI Eupator, killed in the Third Mithridatic War against the Romans, led by Lucullus.
		Pharnaces, a son of Mithridates, attempted to regain his father's kingdom, but was defeated by Julius Caesar at the Battle of Zela in 47 B.C. Following this the town was absorbed into the Roman Empire.
		Amasya was the birthplace of the celebrated geographer Strabo (64-20 B.C.) who, journeying the length and breadth of the ancient known world, recorded his findings in his seventeen volume "Oikomene".
	www.planetware.com /turkey/amasya-tr-am-am.htm (444 words)

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