List of wars and battles in ancient times
This still incomplete list of wars and battles of antiquity includes wars and battles in the period of antiquity . The list is a sub-list of the list of battles and outsourced from this. Battles of this period, which can be assigned to Greco-Roman antiquity , should be placed in the separate list of wars and battles in antiquity , battles that took place in China , the list of wars and battles in ancient China . Battles that cannot be assigned to this period should be recorded in the list for the relevant period.
Battles with a white background belong to the war named in the orange field above them. Battles in which a clear assignment to a war is not possible are highlighted in yellow.
| date | Battle name | place | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25th century BC Chr. | Lagaš Umma War | South Mesopotamia | Lagaš defeats Umma |
| 23rd century BC Chr. | Akkad-Nagar and Akkad-Ebla War | Northern Mesopotamia / Northern Syria | Akkad (Sargonids) defeats Ebla and Nagar |
| 1759 BC Chr. | Babylon-Mari War | Northern Syria | Babylon ( Hammurapi I ) ends the domination of the Amurrites |
| 1457 BC Chr. | Battle of Megiddo | Syria | Egypt defeats Syrians |
| 1274 BC Chr. | Battle of Qadeš | Syria | Egypt versus Hittites |
| 1271 BC Chr. | Battle of Dapur | Syria | Egypt versus Hittites |
| 1250 ± 50 BC Chr. | Battlefield in the Tollensetal | Germany (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) | so far the largest proven battle of the Northern European Bronze Age (approx. 4000 warriors involved) |
| 1208 BC Chr. | Battle in Merenptah's Libyan War | Egypt | Egypt defeats Libyans and allied troops of the so-called Sea Peoples |
| 1114 BC Chr. | Battle of Mount Kaschiari | Tur Abdin | Assyrian Empire defeats the Muški |
| 853 BC Chr. | Battle of Qarqar | Syria | Assyrian Empire versus Syrian Coalition |
| 733 BC Chr. | Syrian-Ephraimite War | Syria / Palestine | Assyrian Empire and Judah versus Aram-Damascus and Northern Reich Israel |
| 702 BC Chr. | Battle of El-Theke and Tamna | Israel / Palestine | Assyrian Empire defeats Egypt / Judea |
| 607-605 BC Chr. | Battle of Karkemiš | Syria | Babylon defeats Egypt |
| 585 BC BC, May 28th | Battle of Halys | Asia Minor | Medes against Lydians |
| 541 BC Chr. | Battle of Pteria | Asia Minor | Persians defeat Lydians |
| 541 BC Chr. | Battle of Thymbra | Asia Minor | Persians defeat Lydians |
| 535 BC Chr. | Battle of Alalia | Corsica | Etruscans and Phoenicians defeat Phocaeans |
| 525 BC Chr. | Battle of Pelusium | Sinai | Persians defeat Egyptians |
| 311-309 BC Chr. | Babylonian war | Babylonia | Victory for Seleukos I. |
| 274-271 BC Chr. | First Syrian War | Syria | Victory for Egypt |
| 260-253 BC Chr. | Second Syrian War | Syria | Victory for Egypt |
| 246-241 BC Chr. | Third Syrian War | Syria | Victory for Egypt |
| 217 BC Chr. | Battle of Raphia | Raphia | Victory for Egypt |
| 202-195 BC Chr. | Fifth Syrian War | Syria | Loss of territory for Egypt |
| 170-168 BC Chr. | Sixth Syrian War | Pelusium | Defeat for Egypt |
| 132-124 BC Chr. | Civil war | Egypt | Cleopatra II against Ptolemy VIII |
| 103-101 BC Chr. | Cleopatra III. - Ptolemy X. | Syria | Ptolemy X dies |