List of wars involving Rome

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The following is a List of Roman wars fought by the ancient Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic and Roman Empire, organized by date.

8th century BC

• Wars with various Latin cities and the Sabines after the Rape of the Sabine Women
• War with Fidenae and Veii

7th century BC

• Second war with Fidenae and Veii
• Second Sabine War
• War with the Latins

6th century BC

• War with the Latins under Tarquinius Priscus
• War with the Sabines under Tarquinius Priscus
• War with Veii and the Etruscans under Servius Tullius
• War with the Volsci under Tarquinius Superbus
• War with Gabii under Tarquinius Superbus
• War with the Rutuli under Tarquinius Superbus

5th century BC

• Roman-Etruscan Wars

4th century BC

• Roman-Etruscan Wars
• First Samnite War (343-341 BC)
• Latin War (340-338 BC)
• Second Samnite War (326-304 BC)

3rd century BC

• Third Samnite War (298-290 BC)
• Pyrrhic War (280-275 BC)
• First Punic War (264-241 BC)
• First Illyrian War (229-228 BC)
• Second Illyrian War (220-219 BC)
• Second Punic War (218-201 BC)
• First Macedonian War (214-205 BC)

2nd century BC

• Second Macedonian War (200-196 BC)
• Roman-Spartan War (195 BC)
• Roman-Syrian War (192 BC - 188 BC)
• Aetolian War (191-189 BC)
• First Celtiberian War (181-179 BC)
• Third Macedonian War (171-168 BC)
• Lusitanian War (155-139 BC)
• First Numantine War/Second Celtiberian War (154-151 BC)
• Fourth Macedonian War (150-148 BC)
• Third Punic War (149-146 BC)
• Achaean War (146 BC)
• Second Numantine War/Third Celtiberian War (143-133 BC)
• First Servile War (135-132 BC)
• Cimbrian War (113-101 BC)
• Jugurthine War (112-105 BC)
• Second Servile War (104-103 BC)

1st century BC

• Roman-Persian Wars (92 BC)
• Social War (91-88 BC)
• First Mithridatic War (90-85 BC)
• First Marian-Sullan Civil War (88-87 BC)
• Second Mithridatic War (83-82 BC)
• Sertorius' revolt (83-81 BC)
• Second Marian-Sullan Civil War (82-81 BC)
• Third Mithridatic War (73-63 BC)
• Third Servile War (73-71 BC)
• Pompey's Georgian campaign (65 BC)
• Catilinarian Civil War (63-62 BC)
• Gallic Wars (59-51 BC)
• Caesar's civil war (49-45 BC)
• Post-Caesarian civil war (44 BC)
• Liberators' civil war (44-42 BC)
• Sicilian revolt (44-36 BC)
• Fulvia's civil war (Perusine War) (41-40 BC)
• Final war of the Roman Republic (32-30 BC)

1st century

• Roman-Persian Wars (6-29)
• Roman conquest of Britain (43)
• First Jewish–Roman War (66-73)
• Roman Civil War of 68-69 AD

2nd century

• Roman-Persian Wars
• First Dacian War (101-102)
• Second Dacian War (105-106)
• Kitos War (115-117)
• Bar Kokhba's revolt (132-135)
• Marcomannic Wars (166-180)
• Roman Civil War of 193-197 AD

These wars were fought outside of Rome during the period of Pax Romana.

4th century

• Roman-Persian Wars (92 BC - 627 AD)
• Civil Wars of the Tetrarchy (306-324 AD)
• Roman Civil War of 350-351 AD
• Roman Civil War of 360-361 AD
• Fourth Roman-Gothic War (367-369 AD)
• Gothic War (376-382)
• Roman Civil War of 387-388 AD
• Roman Civil War of 394 AD