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105 BC, 6 October – Battle of Arausio – Cimbri inflict a major defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus; 102 BC - Battle of Aquae Sextiae - Romans under Gaius Marius defeat Teutons, with mass suicides among the captured women. 101 BC - Battle of Vercellae – Romans under Gaius Marius defeat the Cimbri, who are entirely annihilated.
Titus Labienus (c. 100 BC – 17 March 45 BC) was a high-ranking military officer in the late Roman Republic.He served as tribune of the Plebs in 63 BC. Although mostly remembered as one of Julius Caesar's best lieutenants in Gaul and mentioned frequently in the accounts of his military campaigns, Labienus chose to oppose him during the Civil War and was killed at Munda.
Many officers, among them the general Sebastianus, were killed in the worst Roman defeat since the Battle of Edessa, the low point of the Crisis of the Third Century. The battle was a crushing blow for the late Empire, resulting in the destruction of the East Roman army 's core, the deaths of valuable administrators, and the destruction of ...
Rome: Ruins of the Forum, Looking towards the Capitol (1742) by Canaletto. The history of Rome includes the history of the city of Rome as well as the civilisation of ancient Rome. Roman history has been influential on the modern world, especially in the history of the Catholic Church, and Roman law has influenced many modern legal systems ...
The First Jewish-Roman War begins when the Jews rise up against their corrupt governor, drive the Romans out of Judea and defeat a counter-attack at the Battle of Beth Horon. The future Emperor Titus is sent to recall his father Vespasian from exile in Greece to lead the legions against the rebels in Galilee .
From the outset, Rome's military typified this pattern, and the majority of Rome's campaigns were characterised by one of two types. The first is the territorial expansionist campaign, normally begun as a counter-offensive, [ 2 ] in which each victory brought subjugation of large areas of territory and allowed Rome to grow from a small town to ...
[citation needed] In 2007, Dailymotion created ASIC, together with other companies in the sector. [9] Dailymotion supports a high-definition video resolution of 720p since February 2008, making it one of the earliest known HD video platforms. [5] [6] In October 2009, the French government invested in Dailymotion through the Strategic Investment ...
Rome's first colonies were established. [1] 715 BC: Numa Pompilius became the second King of Rome. 673 BC: Tullus Hostilius became the third King of Rome. 667 BC: Byzantium was founded by Megarian colonists. 642 BC: Tullus Hostilius died. The Curiate Assembly, one of the legislative assemblies of the Roman Kingdom, elected Ancus Marcius King of ...