The Battle of Delium took place in 424 BC during the Peloponnesian War. It pitted the Athenians...
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 Tanagra, fought in 457 BC during the First Peloponnesian War, was one of the...
The Battle of Issus was one of the decisive clashes between Alexander the Great and the Persian...
The Battle of Pydna, fought on 22 June 168 BC, marked the decisive end of the Third...
The Battle of Himera in 480 BC was one of the most decisive clashes in the ancient...
Ancient Greece was shaped not just by philosophy and art but by conflict. From the shores of...
The Battle of Ilipa in 206 BC was a decisive confrontation of the Second Punic War fought...
The Battle of Mons Graupius, fought around AD 83 in northern Scotland, was the climactic confrontation between...
The Battle of Alesia in 52 BC was one of the defining moments of the Gallic Wars,...
The Battle of Philippi in 42 BC was the decisive clash between the forces of the Second...