Thurii — ndash; Greek: polytonic|Θούριοι, called also by some Latin writers and by Ptolemy, Thurium (polytonic|Θούριον, Ptol.), for a time also Copia and Copiae and sometimes written as Turios; Italian: Thurio ndash; was a city of Magna Graecia, situated… … Wikipedia
Battle of Heraclea — Infobox Military Conflict caption=Most important places in Rome Taranto wars conflict=Battle of Heraclea partof=the Pyrrhic War date=July 280 BC place=Heraclea, Basilicata, southern Italy result=Molossian victory combatant1=Roman Republic… … Wikipedia
Battle of Herdonia (210 BC) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Second Battle of Herdonia partof=the Second Punic War caption= date=210 BC place=Herdonia (modern Ordona, Foggia), present day Italy casus= territory= result=Carthaginian victory combatant1=Carthage… … Wikipedia
Campaign history of the Roman military — This article is part of the series on: Military of ancient Rome (portal) 753 BC – AD 476 Structural history Roman army (unit types and ranks … Wikipedia
ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… … Universalium
History of Taranto — The history of Taranto dates back to the 8th century BC when it was founded as a Greek colony.Greek periodFoundation and splendourTaranto was founded in 706 BC by Dorian immigrants as the only Spartan colony, and its origin is peculiar: the… … Wikipedia
Third Servile War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Third Servile War partof=the Servile Wars caption=Italia and surrounding territory, 218 BC date=73 to 71 BC place=Italia result=Decisive Roman victory combatant1=Army of escaped slaves combatant2=Roman Republic… … Wikipedia
Pyrrhic War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= Pyrrhic War caption= The route of Pyrrhus of Epirus during his campaigns in southern Italy and Sicily. date= 280 ndash;275 BC place= Southern Italy, Sicily result= Roman victory combatant1=Roman Republic… … Wikipedia
5th century BC — The 5th century BC started the first day of 500 BC and ended the last day of 401 BC.OverviewThis century saw the beginning of a period of philosophical brilliance among Western civilizations, particularly the Greeks which would continue all the… … Wikipedia
ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… … Universalium
