Battles of the Third Century AD |
Year |
Battle |
Victor |
Detrimentum |
3rd
Century AD |
| 217 AD |
Nisibis |
Parthians (Artabatus V) |
Romans (Macrinus) |
| 218 AD |
Antioch |
Romans (Varius Avitus) |
Romans (Macrinus) |
| 238 AD |
Carthage |
Romans (Maximinus) |
Romans (Gordian II) |
| 243 AD |
Resaena |
Romans (Gordian III) |
Persians (Shapur I) |
| 243 AD |
Verona |
Romans (Decius) |
Romans (Philippus Arabs) |
| 250 AD |
Philippoplis |
Goths (King Cuiva) |
Romans |
| 251 AD |
Abrittus |
Goths (Cuiva) |
Romans (Decius) |
| 259 AD |
Mediolanum |
Romans (Gallienus) |
Juthungi |
| 260 AD |
Edessa |
Persia (Shapur I) |
Romans (Valerian) |
| 261 AD |
Balkans |
Romans (Domitianus) |
Romans (F.Iunius Macrianus) |
| 268 AD |
Naissus |
Romans (Claudius II Gothicus) |
Goths |
| 268 AD |
Mediolanum |
Romans (Claudius II Gothicus) |
Romans (M.Acilius Aureolus) |
| 268 AD |
Lake Benacus |
Romans (Claudius II Gothicus) |
Alemanni |
| 271 AD |
Fano |
Romans (Aurelian) |
Alemanni |
| 271 AD |
Pavia |
Romans (Aurelian) |
Alemanni |
| 271 AD |
Placentia |
Alemanni, Marcomanni, Juthungi |
Romans (Aurelian) |
| 272 AD |
Immae |
Romans (Aurelian) |
Palmyrenes (Zenobia) |
| 272 AD |
Emesa |
Romans (Aurelian) |
Palmyrenes |
| 273 AD |
Palmyra |
Romans (Aurelian) |
Palmyrenes |
| 274 AD |
Campi Catalaunii |
Romans (Aurelian) |
Romans (Tetricus) |
| 285 AD |
Margum |
Romans (Diocletian) |
Romans (Carinus) |
| 296 AD |
Silchester |
Romans (Asclepiodotus) |
Romans (Allectus) |
| 296 AD |
Callinicum |
Persians (Narses) |
Romans (Galerius) |
| 297 AD |
Armenia |
Romans (Galerius) |
Persians (Narses) |
| 297 AD |
Ctesiphon |
Romans (Galerius) |
Persians |
| 298 AD |
Lingones |
Romans (Constantius Chlorus) |
Alemanni |
| 298 AD |
Vindonissa |
Romans (Constantius Chlorus) |
Alemanni |
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Did you know? In the third century, the Roman Empire had a very hard time. One reason was that the Romans were constantly being attacked by the Sassanids in the East and at the same time by the Germans in the North.
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