The battleof Edessa has a habit of being overshadowed by more glamorous clashes, yet it remains one...
Ancient Battles
Ancient battles shaped the rise and fall of empires across the world. From the disciplined phalanxes of Greece and the legions of Rome to the war chariots of China’s Warring States and the archers of the Persian Empire, warfare was both brutal and strategic. In India, texts like the Mahabharata depict vast conflicts blending myth and military reality. African kingdoms such as Kush clashed with Egypt, while in Mesoamerica, Maya city-states waged ritualised war. These battles were fought for power, territory, honour, and survival, long before the medieval era, laying the foundations for military traditions that echoed through centuries.
The Battle of Lechaeum was one of those sharp shocks in Greek warfare when an old power...
Red Cliffs sits at the heart of Chinese historical memory. It is the moment when Cao Cao’s...
The Battle of Gergovia in 52 BC was one of the most striking setbacks suffered by Julius...
The Battle of the Medway was the first major engagement of the Roman invasion of Britain under...
The Battle of Corinth in 146 BC was more than the fall of a city. It marked...
The Battle of Heraclea, fought in 280 BC near the Siris River in southern Italy, marked the...
The Battle of Mycale was fought in 479 BC on the coast of Ionia, near Mount Mycale...
The Siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD marked one of antiquity’s most brutal and consequential showdowns. What...
The Battle of Amphipolis, fought in 422 BC, stands as one of the most dramatic and decisive...