The Battle of Actium (2 September 31BC)
On the Ionian Seas, just off of the shores of Greece, the navies of the fledgeling empire that Rome was becoming and the kingdom of Egypt met to decide the outcome of a political dispute. That dispute had its seeds planted first during the campaigns of Julius Caesar in Asia Minor. They were then cultivated … Read more
Roman loss at Adrianople (9 August 378 AD)
Well, as Indiana Jen beat me to the Battle of Thermopylae so for this week, we are going to talk about the Roman Empire and the Battle of Adrianople. The Roman Empire was in a state of decline. Rapid expansion coupled with years of hereditary leadership that often proved more incompetent with each successive Caesar … Read more
