Brad's Battle Maps

Nile (47 BCE) On 27 March 47 BCE, the Battle of the Nile was fought between the Romans under Julius Caesar and the Ptolemies under...

Rhodes (305-04 BCE) In 305-304 BCE, the Siege of Rhodes was fought between the Antigonids under Demetrius I against the Rhodians under...

Alesia (52 BCE) On 30 September-3 October 52 BCE, the Battle of Alesia was fought between the Romans under Julius Caesar and the Gauls under Vercingetorix during the Gallic Wars. Why did it happen? In 58 BCE, the Romans, under Gaius Julius Caesar, began the conquest of Gaul (modern-day France). By 53 BCE, Caesar had subdued most of Gaul from southern France to the North Sea Coast and had even invaded Britain twice in 55-54 BCE. However, in 52 BCE, a Gallic leader named Verci

Gaugamela (331 BCE) On 1 October 331 BCE, the Battle of Gaugamela was fought between the Macedonians under Alexander the Great and the...

Changping (260 BCE) In 260 BCE, the Battle of Changping was fought between Qin under Bai Qi against Zhao under Zhao Kuo during the Warring States Period. Why did it happen?   The Warring States Period (476-221 BCE) was an era of continual warfare between feudal Chinese kingdoms. By the third century BCE, seven kingdoms vied for power: Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, and Qin. Following the decline of Wei after the Battle of Maling in 341 BCE, Qin gradually asserted its dominance

On 2 September 31 BCE, the Battle of Actium was fought off the coast of Greece between Mark Antony and Octavian during the Roman Civil...

Ipsus (301 BCE) In 301 BCE, the Battle of Ipsus was fought in Anatolia between the Antigonids under Antigonus I against the Seleucids...

Teutoburg Forest (9 CE) On 9-11 September 9 CE, the Battle of Teutoburg Forest was fought between the Romans under Publius Quinctilius Varus against the Germans under Arminius during the Roman-Germanic Wars. Why did it happen? During the reign of Emperor Augustus, the Roman Empire attempted to establish its rule over the Germanic tribes living across the Rhine River after a German invasion of Gaul in 17 BCE. The conquest of Germany began in 12 BCE when armies under Augustus’

On 23 September 480 BCE, the Battle of Salamis was fought between the Greeks under Themistocles and Eurybiades and the Persians under...