The following is a list of Roman Battles fought by the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic, the Roman Empire, and sometimes the Byzantine Empire, organized by date. The list is not exhaustive. For the complete list see List of battles, for other contemporary battles see List of battles before 601. - 298 BC - Battle of Camerinum - Samnites defeat the Romans under Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus in the first battle of the Third Samnite War.
- 297 BC - Battle of Tifernum - Romans under Quintus Fabius Maximus and Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus defeat the Samnite army led by Gellius Statius
- 295 BC - Battle of Sentinum - Romans under Fabius Rullianus and Publius Decimus Mus defeat the Samnites and their Etruscan and Gallic allies, forcing the Etruscans, Gauls, and Umbrians to make peace
- 293 BC - Battle of Aquilonia - Romans decisively defeat the Samnites.
- 285 BC - Battle of Arretium - A Roman army under Lucius Caecilius is destroyed by the Gauls
- 283 BC - Battle of Lake Vadimo - A Roman army under P. Cornelius Dolabella defeats the Etruscans and Gauls.
- 282 BC - Battle of Populonia - Etruscan resistance to Roman domination of Italy is finally crushed.
- 280 BC - Battle of Heraclea - First engagement of Roman and Greek armies, the latter led by Pyrrhus of Epirus, who is victorious, but at great cost.
- 279 BC - Battle of Asculum - Pyrrhus again defeats the Romans but once again suffers significant casaulties in the process.
- 275 BC - Battle of Beneventum - Inconclusive encounter between Pyrrhus and the Romans under Manius Curius.
- 261 BC - Battle of Agrigentum - Carthaginian forces under Hannibal Gisco and Hanno are defeated by the Romans, that attain control of most of Sicily.
- 260 BC –
- Battle of the Lipari Islands - A Roman naval force is defeated by the Carthaginians
- Battle of Mylae - A Roman naval force under C. Duillius defeats the Carthaginian fleet, giving Rome control of the western Mediterranean.
- 258 BC - Battle of Sulci - Minor Roman victory against the Carthaginian fleet near Sardinia.
- 257 BC - Battle of Tyndaris - Naval victory of Rome over Carthage in Sicilian waters.
- 256 BC -
- Battle of Cape Ecnomus - A Carthaginian fleet under Hamilcar and Hanno is defeated in an attempt to stop a Roman invasion of Africa by Marcus Atilius Regulus.
- Battle of Adys - Romans under Regulus defeat the Carthaginians in North Africa
- 255 BC - Battle of Tunis - Carthaginians under Xanthippus, a Greek mercenary, defeat the Romans under Regulus, who is captured.
- 251 BC - Battle of Panormus - Carthaginian forces under Hasdrubal are defeated by the Romans under L. Caecilius Metellus.
- 249 BC - Battle of Drepana - Carthaginians under Adherbal defeat the fleet of Roman admiral Publius Claudius Pulcher.
- 242 BC - Battle of the Aegates Islands - Roman sea victory over the Carthaginians, ending the First Punic War
- 225 BC - Battle of Faesulae - Romans are defeated by the Gauls of Northern Italy.
- 224 BC - Battle of Telamon - Romans under Aemilius Papus and Gaius Atilius Regulus defeat the Gauls.
- 222 BC - Battle of Clastidium - Romans under Marcus Claudius Marcellus defeat the Gauls.
- 218 BC -
- 217 BC
- 216 BC -
- 215 BC - Second Battle of Nola - Marcellus again repulses an attack by Hannibal.
- 214 BC - Third Battle of Nola - Marcellus fights an inconclusive battle with Hannibal.
- 212 BC -
- 211 BC -
- 210 BC -
- 209 BC -
- 208 BC - Battle of Baecula - Romans in Hispania (Iberia) under P. Cornelius Scipio the Younger defeat Hasdrubal Barca
- 207 BC -
- 206 BC - Battle of Ilipa - Scipio again decisively defeats the remaining Carthaginian forces in Hispania.
- 204 BC - Battle of Crotona - Hannibal fights a drawn battle against the Roman general Sempronius in Southern Italy.
- 203 BC - Battle of Bagbrades - Romans under Scipio defeat the Carthaginian army of Hasdrubal Gisco and Syphax. Hannibal is sent to return to Africa.
- 202 BC, 19 October - Battle of Zama - Scipio Africanus Major decisively defeats Hannibal in North Africa, ending the Second Punic War
- 200 BC - Battle of Cremona - Roman forces defeat the Gauls of Cisalpine Gaul
- 89 BC -
- 86 BC - Battle of Chaeronea - Roman forces of Lucius Cornelius Sulla defeat the Pontic forces of Archelaus in the First Mithridatic War
- 85 BC - Battle of Orchomenus - Sulla again defeats Archelaus in the decisive battle of the First Mithridatic War.
- 83 BC - Battle of Mount Tifata - Sulla defeats the popular forces of Caius Norbanus in the First Roman Civil War.
- 82 BC - Battle of Colline Gate - Sulla defeats Samnites allied to the popular party in Rome in the decisive battle of the Civil War.
- 80 BC - Battle of the Baetis River - Rebel forces under Quintus Sertorius defeat the legal Roman forces of Lucius Fulfidias in Hispania.
- 74 BC - Battle of Cyzicus - Roman forces under Lucius Lucullus defeat the forces of Mithridates VI of Pontus
- 72 BC - Battle of Cabira - Lucullus again defeats Mithridates, overrunning Pontus
- 72 BC - Battle of Picenum - Slave Revolt led by Spartacus defeat a Roman army led by Gellius Publicola and Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus
- 72 BC - Battle of Mutina I - Slave Revolt led by Spartacus defeat another army of Romans.
- 71 BC - Battle of Campania - Slave Revolt led by Spartacus defeat a Roman army.
- 71 BC - Battle of Campania II - a Roman army under Marcus Crassus defeat Spartacus's army of slaves.
- 71 BC - Battle of Silarus River - Marcus Crassus defeats the army of Spartacus.
- 69 BC - Battle of Tigranocerta - Lucullus defeats the army of Tigranes II of Armenia, who was harbouring his father-in-law Mithridates VI of Pontus
- 68 BC - Battle of Artaxata - Lucullus again defeats Tigranes.
- 66 BC - Battle of the Lycus - Pompey the Great decisively defeats Mithridates VI, effectively ending the Third Mithridatic War
- 62 BC, January - Battle of Pistoria - The forces of the conspirator Catiline are defeated by the loyal Roman armies under Gaius Antonius.
- 58 BC -
- 57 BC -
- 53 BC - Battle of Carrhae - Roman triumvir Crassus is disastrously defeated and killed by the Parthians. Crassus has molten gold poured down his throat by his captors. Starts the 500 years of Roman-Persian Wars.
- 52 BC - Battle of Alesia - Caesar defeats the Gallic rebel Vercingetorix, completing the Roman conquest of Gallia Comata.
- 49 BC -
- 48 BC -
- 47 BC -
- 46 BC -
- 45 BC 17 March - Battle of Munda - In his last victory, Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Gnaeus Pompey the Younger in Hispania. Labienus is killed in the battle and the Younger Pompey captured and executed.
- 43 BC -
- 14 April - Battle of Forum Gallorum - Antony, besieging Caesar's assassin Decimus Brutus in Mutina, defeats the forces of the consul Pansa, who is killed, but is then immediately defeated by the army of the other consul, Hirtius
- 21 April - Battle of Mutina II - Antony is again defeated in battle by Hirtius, who is killed. Although Antony fails to capture Mutina, Decimus Brutus is murdered shortly thereafter.
- 42 BC -
- 41 BC - Battle of Perugia - Mark Antony's brother Lucius Antonius and his wife Fulvia are defeated by Octavian.
- 36 BC - Battle of Naulochus - Octavian's fleet, under the command of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa defeats the forces of the rebel Sextus Pompeius.
- 31 BC, 2 September - Battle of Actium - Octavian decisively defeats Antony and Cleopatra in a naval battle near Greece
- 11 BC - Battle of the Lupia River - Roman forces under Augustus's stepson Drusus win a victory in Germany.
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