Start
Finish
Name of Conflict
Belligerents
Victorious
Defeated
854 BC
846 BC
Assyrian conquest of Aram
Assyrian Empire
Aram
757 BC
723 BC
Colchis conquer Diauehi
Colchis
Diauehi
752 BC
752 BC
Wars with the Latins and the Sabines (for the Rape of the Sabine Women )
Roman Kingdom
Sabines
Between 753 and 716 BC (During the reign of Romulus )
Conquest of Cameria
Roman Kingdom
Cameria
War with Fidenae and Veii
Roman Kingdom
Fidenae Veii
740 BC
720 BC
First Messenian War
Sparta
Messenia
736 BC
732 BC
Syro-Ephraimite War
Assyrian Empire Kingdom of Judah
Aram Kingdom of Israel
733 BC
733 BC
Pekah-Ahaz War [he ]
Judah
Israel Edom Philistia
732 BC
Before 721 BC
Nubian Conquest of Egypt
Nubia Upper Egypt Hermopolis
Middle Egypt Lower Egypt
725 BC
725 BC
Colchian-Scythian war
Colchis
Scythia Cimmerians
722 BC
481 BC
Wars of the Chinese Spring and Autumn period
Han Wei Zhao Qin Chu Qi Yan Those were the remaining major states
Smaller states (consumed by other states)
714 BC
After 706 BC
Urartu–Assyria War
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Urartu
710 BC
650 BC
Lelantine War
Eretria and allies
Chalcis and allies
703 BC
689 BC
Sennacherib's War with Babylon
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Babylonia Chaldea Aramaea Elam
701 BC
701 BC
Sennacherib's campaign in Judah
Kingdom of Judah Kushite Egypt
Neo-Assyrian Empire
685 BC
668 BC
Second Messenian War
Sparta Corinth Lepreo Cretan mercenaries
Messenia Arcadia Sicyon Elis Argos
Between 672 and 640 BC (During the reign of Tullus Hostilius )
Second War with Fidenae and Veii
Roman Kingdom
Fidenae Veii
Second Sabine War
Roman Kingdom
Sabines
676 BC
676 BC
Mannaean-Assyrian War
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Mannaea
671 BC
After 664 BC
Esarhaddon's War against Egypt
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Egypt Kingdom of Kush
655 BC
639 BC
Assyrian conquest of Elam
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Elam
652 BC
648 or 646 BC
Shamash-shum-ukin's Civil War
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Assyrian Babylon Mesopotamian Sealands Elam Chaldea Guti Amurru kingdom Meluhha Arab tribes
643 BC
642 BC
War of Qi's succession
Faction of Prince Zhao
Faction of Prince Wukui Faction of Prince Pan Faction of Prince Shangren Faction of Prince Yuan Faction of Prince Yong (Qi) [zh ]
Supported by:
Lu
Beidi
642 BC
338 BC
Roman-Latin wars
Roman Kingdom Roman Republic
Latins
632 BC
632 BC
Cylonian Affair
Athens
Cylon of Athens Megara
626 BC
626 BC
Revolt of Babylon (626 BC)
Babylonia
Neo-Assyrian Empire
625 BC
615 BC
Lydian-Miletus war [ru ]
Lydia
Miletus
614 BC
614 BC
Fall of Assur
Neo-Babylonian Empire Media
Neo-Assyrian Empire
c. 612 BC
c. 612 BC
Battle of Nineveh (612 BC)
Medes (including: Persians and Elamites ) Scythians Neo-Babylonian Empire Chaldea Cimmerians
Neo-Assyrian Empire
610 BC
609 BC
Fall of Harran
Neo-Babylonian Empire Media
Neo-Assyrian Empire
c. 605 BC
c. 605 BC
Battle of Carchemish
Neo-Babylonian Empire
Egypt Remnants of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
601 BC
586 BC
Jewish–Babylonian war
Neo-Babylonian Empire Moab Ammon Chaldea
Kingdom of Judah
590 BC
585 BC
Median-Lydian war [ru ] (Battle of the Eclipse )
Medes
Lydia
Before 588 BC
Tarquin the Elder's war with the Latins
Roman Kingdom
Latin League
595 BC
585 BC
First Sacred War
Amphictyonic League of Delphi ,
Sicyon
Kirrha
Before 585 BC
585 BC
Tarquin the Elder's war with the Sabines
Roman Kingdom
Sabines
between 560 BC and 540 BC
Between 560 BC and 540 BC
Achaemenid Colchis war
Achaemenid Empire of Persia
Colchis
552 BC
539 BC
Wars of Cyrus the Great
Persis /Achaemenid Empire of Persia
Median Empire Neo-Babylonian Empire Lydian Empire Gandhara Empire Sogdiana
552 BC
550 BC
Persian Revolt Part of the Wars of Cyrus the Great
Persis
Median Empire
547 BC
547 BC
Cyrus' Conquest of the Lydian Empire Part of the Wars of Cyrus the Great
Achaemenid Empire of Persia
Lydia
540 BC
539 BC
Cyrus' Conquest of Elam Part of the Wars of Cyrus the Great
Achaemenid Empire of Persia
Elam
539 BC
539 BC
Cyrus' Conquest of Babylonia Part of the Wars of Cyrus the Great
Achaemenid Empire of Persia
Neo-Babylonian Empire
Between 540 and 535 BC
Battle of Alalia
Carthage Etruscans
Greek Phocaean Colonies of Alalia
518 BC
518 BC
Achaemenid invasion of the Indus Valley
Achaemenid Empire of Persia
Haryanka dynasty
499 BC
494 BC
Ionian Revolt Part of the Persian Wars
Persia
Ionia Aeolis Doris Caria Athens Eretria Cyprus
499 BC
448 BC
Greco-Persian Wars
Greek city states :
Cyprus Delian League Other pro-Greek Forces
Achaemenid Empire of Persia Other pro-Persian Forces
498 BC
493 BC
Latin War (498–493 BC)
Roman Republic
Latin League
492 BC
490 BC
First Persian invasion of Greece Part of the Persian Wars
Persia
Ionia Aeolis Doris Caria Athens Eretria Cyprus
484 BC
484 BC
Babylonian revolts (484 BC)
Achaemenid Empire
Babylonian Cities
480 BC
479 BC
Second Persian invasion of Greece Part of the Persian Wars
Greek city states led by Athens and Sparta
Persian Empire
487 BC
448 BC
Greek counterattack Part of the Persian Wars
Greek city states led by Athens and Sparta
Persian Empire
480 BC
480 BC
First Sicilian campaign (Battle of Himera ) Part of the Sicilian Wars
Syracuse Agrigentum
Carthage
477 BC
477 BC
Battle of the Cremera
Veii
Roman Republic
475 BC
221 BC
Wars of Warring States period in China
Seven Warring States
Seven Warring States
474 BC
474 BC
Battle of Cumae
Syracuse Cumae
Etruscans
464 BC
464 BC
Helot Revolt during the 464 BC Sparta earthquake
Sparta
Peloponnesian League
Helots Perioeci
460 BC
445 BC
First Peloponnesian War
Delian League led by Athens ,Argos
Peloponnesian League led by Sparta , Thebes
460 BC
454 BC
Rebellion of Inaros II
Persian Empire
XXVII Dynasty of Egypt
Egyptian rebels led by Inaros II
449 BC
448 BC
Second Sacred War
Part of the First Peloponnesian War
Phocis
Sparta
Delphi
440 BC
440 BC
Samian War
Athens
Samos
431 BC
404 BC
Peloponnesian War
Peloponnesian League
Delian League
411 BC
411 BC
Athenian coup of 411 BC
The Four Hundred
Athens
410 BC
340 BC
Second Sicilian War Part of the Sicilian Wars
Syracuse Corinth Sparta
Athens Delian League Segesta
395 BC
387 BC
Corinthian War
Athens Argos Corinth Thebes Persian Empire Other allies
Sparta Peloponnesian League
390 BC (traditional) 387 BC (probable)
Battle of the Allia
Gauls
Roman Republic
385 BC
385 BC
Artaxerxes' II Cadusian Campaign
Cadusii
Persian Empire
385 BC
385 BC
Dardanian invasion of Epirus
Kingdom of Dardania
Supported by:Syracuse
Molossia Sparta
Supported by:Thessaly Macedonia
382 BC
379 BC
First Olynthian War
Peloponnesian League Macedonia
Chalcidian League
378 BC
372 BC
Boeotian War
Thebes Athens
Sparta
372 BC
362 BC
Revolt of the Satraps
Achaemenid Empire
Rebel satrapies
371 BC
371 BC
First Spartan Revolt against the Boeotian League
Boeotian League
Sparta
362 BC
362 BC
Second Spartan Revolt against the Boeotian League
Boeotian League led by Thebes
Sparta
Athens
Elis
Mantineia
360 BC
360 BC
Perdiccas III 's expedition in Upper Macedonia[ 43]
Kingdom of Dardania
Macedonia
358 BC
336 BC
Wars of the Rise of Macedon
Macedon
Greek city states
Illyrians
Thracians
357 BC
355 BC
Social War
Chios Rhodes Kos Byzantion
Second Athenian League
356 BC
346 BC
Third Sacred War
Amphictyonic League
Phocis Pherae Athens Sparta
343 BC
341 BC
First Samnite War Part of the Samnite Wars
Roman Republic Sidicini Campanians
Samnites
340 BC
338 BC
Latin War
Roman Republic Samnites
Latin League Campanians Volsci Sidicini Aurunci
339 BC
338 BC
Philip II's campaign in Greece (Fourth Sacred War)
Macedon
Athens Thebes Corinth Megara Achaea Chalcis Epidaurus Troezen
327 BC
304 BC
Second Samnite War Part of the Samnite Wars
Roman Republic Volsci
Samnites Sidicini Aurunci Ausoni Vestini
334 BC
323 BC
Wars of Alexander the Great
Macedon
Persian Empire Pauravas Greek city states Thrace Getae Sogdiana
332 BC
331 BC
Rebellion against Macedonian Rule
Macedon
Sparta Thracian tribes
323 BC
322 BC
Lamian War
Macedon
Athens Aetolian League Achaean League Arcadians Corinth
321 BC
320 BC
Conquest of the Nanda Empire
Maurya Empire
Nanda Empire
315 BC
307 BC
Third Sicilian campaign Part of the Sicilian Wars
Carthage
Syracuse
312 BC
312 BC
Antigonid–Nabataean confrontations Part of the Wars of the Diadochi
Nabataean Kingdom
Antigonid dynasty
311 BC
309 BC
Babylonian War Part of the Wars of the Diadochi
Seleucid Empire
Antigonid dynasty
311 BC
309 BC
Bosporan Civil War
The Siraceni
Bosporans
Scythians
305 BC
304 BC
Siege of Rhodes (305–304 BC) Part of the Wars of the Diadochi
Rhodes Ptolemaic Kingdom Seleucid Empire
Antigonid dynasty
305 BC
303 BC
Seleucid-Mauryan War
Maurya Empire
Seleucid Empire
c. 300 BC
c. 300 BC
Gojoseon–Yan War
Yan
Gojoseon
298 BC
290 BC
Third Samnite War Part of the Samnite Wars
Roman Republic
Samnites
Etruscans
281 BC
279 BC
Gallic invasion of the Balkans
Aetolian League Illyrians Macedon Thracians Paeonians
Gauls
280 BC
275 BC
Pyrrhic War
Roman Republic Carthage
Epirus Magna Graecia Samnium
274 BC
200 BC
Syrian Wars
Seleucid Empire
Macedon
Ptolemaic Kingdom
274 BC
271 BC
First Syrian War Part of the Syrian Wars
Ptolemaic Kingdom
Seleucid Empire
267 BC
261 BC
Chremonidean War
Macedon
Greek states, notably Athens and Sparta Ptolemaic Egypt
265 BC
263 BC
Kalinga War
Maurya Empire
Kalinga
264 BC
146 BC
Punic Wars
Roman Republic
Carthage
264 BC
241 BC
First Punic War Part of the Punic Wars
Roman Republic
Ancient Carthage
260 BC
255 BC
Second Syrian War Part of the Syrian Wars
Antigonid Macedonia
Ptolemaic Egypt
245 BC
241 BC
Third Syrian War Part of the Syrian Wars
Ptolemaic Kingdom
Seleucid Empire
240 BC
238 BC
Mercenary War
Ancient Carthage
Carthage's mercenary army of the First Punic War Libyans Numidians
238 BC
238 BC
Parni conquest of Parthia
Parni
Parthia
237 BC
219 BC
Barcid conquest of Hispania
Carthage
Turdetani Bastetani Greek colonists Germani Tartessian tribes Celtiberian tribes
c. 230 BC
c. 220 BC
Overthrow of Diodotus II
Troops of Euthydemus I
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
230 BC
221 BC
Qin's wars of unification
Qin
Han Zhao Dai Yan Wei Chu Qi
230 BC
230 BC
Conquest of Han Part of the Qin wars of unification
Qin
Han
229 BC
228 BC
First Illyrian War
Roman Republic
Ardiaei
229 BC
222 BC
Cleomenean War
Achaean League Macedon
Sparta Elis
228 BC
228 BC
Conquest of Zhao Part of the Qin wars of unification
Qin
Zhao
226 BC
226 BC
First Conquest of Yan Part of the Qin wars of unification
Qin
Yan
225 BC
222 BC
Bella Gallica cisalpina [la ; de ]
Roman Republic
Celts Gauls
225 BC
225 BC
Conquest of Wei Part of the Qin wars of unification
Qin
Wei
225 BC
223 BC
Conquest of Chu Part of the Qin wars of unification
Qin
Chu
222 BC
222 BC
Second Conquest of Yan Part of the Qin wars of unification
Qin
Yan
222 BC
222 BC
Conquest of Dai Part of the Qin wars of unification
Qin
Dai
222 BC
222 BC
Conquest of Wu Part of the Qin wars of unification
Qin
Wu
221 BC
221 BC
Conquest of Qi Part of the Qin wars of unification
Qin
Qi
220 BC
219 BC
Second Illyrian War
Roman Republic
Illyria
220 BC
220 BC
Lyttian War
Polyrrhenia Lyctus Lappa Macedonia Achaean League
Knossos Gortys Kydonia Rhodes Aetolian League
219 BC
217 BC
Fourth Syrian War Part of the Syrian Wars
Ptolemaic Kingdom
Seleucid Empire
218 BC
201 BC
Second Punic War Part of the Punic Wars
Roman Republic
Carthage
215 BC
215 BC
Qin's campaign against the Xiongnu
Qin dynasty
Xiongnu
215 BC
168 BC
Macedonian Wars
Roman Republic
Macedonian Empire
215 BC
205 BC
First Macedonian War Part of the Macedonian Wars
Roman Republic Aetolian League Pergamon Sparta Elis Messenia
Macedonia Achaean League
214 BC
214 BC
Qin's campaign against the Yue tribes
Qin dynasty
Baiyue
c. 210 BC
c. 206 BC
Seleucid invasion of Bactria
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
Seleucid Empire
209 BC
206 BC
Fall of the Qin dynasty
Rebel forces of the six states
Qin dynasty
209 BC
209 BC
Dazexiang uprising Part of the Fall of the Qin dynasty
Qin dynasty
Chen Sheng 's and Wu Guang 's troops revived Kingdom of Chu peasants
209 BC
208 BC
Xiang Liang's Rebellion Part of the Fall of the Qin dynasty
Qin dynasty
Xiang Liang 's troops Kuaiji revived Kingdom of Chu
209 BC
206 BC
Liu Bang's Insurrection against the Qin dynasty Part of the Fall of the Qin dynasty
Liu Bang 's troops Yan Zhao Qi Wei
Qin dynasty
209 BC
88 BC
Seleucid–Parthian wars
Parthian Empire
Seleucid Empire
208 BC
c. 206 BC
Siege of Bactra Part of the Seleucid invasion of Bactria
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
Seleucid Empire
206 BC
202 BC
Chu-Han contention
Han
Western Chu
205 BC
200 BC
Cretan War
Rhodes Pergamum Byzantium Cyzicus Athens Knossos
Macedon Hierapytna Olous Aetolia Spartan pirates Acarnania
202 BC
200 BC
Fifth Syrian War Part of the Syrian Wars
Seleucid Empire
Ptolemaic Egypt
200 BC
196 BC
Second Macedonian War Part of the Macedonian Wars
Roman Republic Pergamon Rhodes
Macedon
200 BC
198 BC
Han invasion of the Xiongnu
Xiongnu
Han dynasty
195 BC
195 BC
Roman-Spartan War
Roman Republic Achaean League Macedon Pergamum Rhodes
Sparta
191 BC
188 BC
Roman-Syrian War
Roman Republic Achaean League Macedon Pergamum Rhodes
Seleucid Empire Aetolian League Athamania
189 BC
189 BC
Galatian War
Roman Republic Pergamum
Galatia
180 BC
175 BC
Bactrian Expansion into India
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
Shunga Empire Remnants of the Maurya Empire
179 BC
175 BC
Dardanian-Bastarnae war
Kingdom of Dardania
Bastarnae
Supported by: Kingdom of Macedonia Odrysian Kingdom Scordisci
171 BC
168 BC
Third Macedonian War Part of the Macedonian Wars
Roman Republic Pergamon
Macedon
170 BC
170 BC
Usurpation of Eucratides
Troops of Eucratides I
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
c. 167 BC
c. 167 BC
Parthian invasion into Bactria
Parthian Empire Loyalists to the Euthydemid dynasty
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
167 BC
160 BC
Maccabean Revolt
Judea
Seleucid Empire
162 BC
c. 70 BC
Nomadic invasions into Bactria
Yuezhi Scythians , mainly the Saka Wusun
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
155 BC
139 BC
Lusitanian War
Roman Republic
Lusitanian tribes
154 BC
154 BC
Rebellion of the Seven States
Han dynasty
Wu Chu Zhao Jiaoxi Jiaodong Zichuan Jinan
149 BC
146 BC
Third Punic War Part of the Punic Wars
Roman Republic
Carthage
138 BC
111 BC
Han campaigns against Minyue Part of the Han wars against the Baiyue
Han dynasty
Minyue
135 BC
71 BC
Roman Servile Wars
Roman Republic
Revolting slaves
135 BC
132 BC
First Servile War Part of the Roman Servile Wars
Roman Republic
Slaves of Sicily
133 BC
89 AD
Han–Xiongnu War
Han empire
Xiongnu
123 BC
121 BC
Roman conquest of the Balearic Islands
Roman Republic
Balearic pirates
122 BC
105 BC
Jugurthine War
Roman Republic
Numidia
113 BC
101 BC
Cimbrian War
Roman Republic
Cimbri , Teutons
111 BC
111 BC
Han–Nanyue War Part of the Han wars against the Baiyue
Han dynasty
Nanyue
109 BC
109 BC
Han campaigns against Dian Part of the Han wars against the Baiyue
Han dynasty
Dian Kingdom
109 BC
108 BC
Gojoseon–Han War
Han dynasty
Wiman Joseon
107 BC
88 BC
Civil War of Ptolemy Lathyros
Egypt (Ptolemy IX Soter )Cyprus Phoenicia
Egypt (Cleopatra III )Judea (103–93)Nabatea (103–93)
104 BC
101 BC
War of the Heavenly Horses
Han dynasty
Dayuan
104 BC
100 BC
Second Servile War Part of the Roman Servile Wars
Roman Republic
Slaves of Sicily
93 BC
93 BC
Battle of Gadara
Nabataean Kingdom
Hasmonean dynasty
93 BC
87 BC
Judean Civil War
Sadducees
Pharisees
91 BC
88 BC
Social War
Roman Republic
Cities of Italy under Marsi and Samnium
89 BC
63 BC
Mithridatic Wars
Roman Republic
Kingdom of Pontus
89 BC
85 BC
First Mithridatic War Part of the Mithridatic Wars
Roman Republic Kingdom of Bithynia
Kingdom of Pontus Greek rebels
87 BC
87 BC
Bellum Octavianum
87 BC
85 BC
Armenian–Parthian War
Kingdom of Armenia
Parthian Empire
84 BC
84 BC
Battle of Cana
Nabataean Kingdom
Seleucid Empire
83 BC
82 BC
Second Mithridatic War Part of the Mithridatic Wars
Roman Republic
Kingdom of Pontus
83 BC
81 BC
Sulla's civil war
Sullans
Marians
73 BC
71 BC
Third Servile War or Spartacist Rebellion Part of the Roman Servile Wars
Roman Republic
Army of escaped slaves under Spartacus
74 BC
63 BC
Third Mithridatic War Part of the Mithridatic Wars
Roman Republic Bithynia
Kingdom of Pontus Kingdom of Armenia
67 BC
63 BC
Hasmonean Civil War Part of the Mithridatic Wars
Pharisees Roman Republic Nabatean Kingdom
Sadducees
66 BC
217 AD
Roman–Parthian Wars
Roman Republic
Parthian Empire
65 BC
65 BC
Pompey's campaign in Iberia and Albania
Roman Republic
Iberian Kingdom Caucasian Albania
58 BC
50 BC
Gallic Wars
Roman Republic
Gallic tribes Belgic tribes British tribes Aquitanian tribes Germanic tribes Iberian tribes
55 BC
54 BC
Caesar's invasions of Britain
Roman Republic Trinovantes
Britons
53 BC
51 BC
Parthian War of Marcus Licinius Crassus
Parthian Empire
Roman Republic
49 BC
45 BC
Caesar's Civil War
Julius Caesar and supporters Populares
Roman Senate Optimates
48 BC
47 BC
Pontic War
Roman Republic
Galatia
Cappadocia
Kingdom of Pontus
44 BC
30 BC
Roman civil wars
Roman Republic under Second Triumvirate
Mark Antony
Liberatores
Sextus Pompeius Fulvia and Lucius Antonius
44 BC
44 BC
Post-Caesarian civil war Part of the Roman civil wars
Roman Senate
Mark Antony 's forces
44 BC
42 BC
Liberators' civil war Part of the Roman civil wars
Second Triumvirate
Liberatores
44 BC
36 BC
Bellum Siculum Part of the Roman civil wars
Roman Republic
Sextus Pompeius and his troops
41 BC
40 BC
Perusine War
Roman Republic
Forces of Fulvia and Lucius Antonius
41 BC
40 BC
Fulvia's civil war Part of the Roman civil wars
Roman Republic
Forces of Fulvia and Lucius Antonius
32 BC
30 BC
Final War of the Roman Republic Part of the Roman civil wars
Roman Republic (supporters of Octavian )
Ptolemaic Egypt and the supporters of Mark Antony
40 BC
33 BC
Antony's Parthian War
Roman Republic
Armenia
Galatia
Cappadocia
Pontus
Parthian Empire
Atropatene
29 BC
19 BC
Cantabrian Wars
Roman Empire
Cantabri Astures
19 BC
19 BC
War with the Garamantes
Roman Empire
Garamantes