2000YearsOfHistory

Military technology history concerned with the period between 500 B.C. and 1500 A.D.

Welcome to 2000 Years of History!

0048 BC-08-09 00:00:00

Battle of Pharsalus

Gaius Julius Caesar along with 23,000 men defeats Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus and his 52,000 men.

0061-01-01 00:00:00

Battle of Watling Street

Boudicca's uprising is destroyed by a Roman force: 400 Roman Legionaries die and 80,000 of Boudicca's followers die.

0202 BC-10-19 00:00:00

Battle of Zama

Scipio Africanus Major wins a decisive victory against Hannibal and ends the 2nd Punic War

0216 BC-08-02 00:00:00

Battle of Cannae

Hannibal crushes the Roman army under Lucius Aemilius Paulus and Publius Terentius Varro in a very decisive battler.

0280 BC-05-01 00:00:00

Battle of Heraclea

Greek victory over Romans

0378-08-09 11:00:00

Battle of Adrianople

Visigoths sack Rome

0451-06-20 00:00:00

Battle of Chalons

Attila the Hun suffers a defeat at the hands of a Roman and Visigoth army.

0480 BC-11-11 00:00:00

Battle of Thermopylae

Leonidas and 300 Spartans held of the Persian army under Xerxes for 3 days and then died.

0490 BC-11-11 00:00:00

Battle of Marathon

Athenians and allies defeat Persian army at Marathon.

0500 BC-01-01 00:00:00

Saddle and Stirrup, Introduction to Cavalry

While the time of the development of saddles and stirrups is difficult to pin down, art and other more permanent depictions of the two suggest that they may have been seen together somewhat commonly starting in the early 500's B.C.

0500 BC-01-02 00:00:00

Damascus Steel

Damascus steel blades have been legendary among swords since the crusades. They were known to be durable and high quality.

0500-10-27 04:39:42

Heavy Cavalry: An Introduction

Some of the earliest known fully armored (heavy) cavalry appeared in the service of the Byzantine Empire under Heraclius. These were Cataphracts.

0672-01-01 00:00:00

Greek Fire

As with Damascus steel, Greek fire was a closely guarded middle eastern secret.

0700 BC-01-01 00:00:00

Greek Phalanx

During the era in history when Ancient Greece was at the height of power, great armies came in many cultures but one dominant formation: the phalanx.

0700 BC-04-27 03:33:18

Ancient Greek Bronze

The advantage early metals provided warriors as armor in the early years of history won battles and strengthened the influence of the Ancient Greeks on western civilization.

1066-10-14 00:00:00

Battle of Hastings

Normans defeated the English

1200-03-03 17:33:07

Trebuchet Sieges

At the height of siege warfare before (and part way into) the introduction of gunpowder, the trebuchet was the weapon most to be feared.

1208-01-02 00:00:00

Mongolian Horse Bows

The Mongolian Empire was among the largest empires in history.

1250-10-25 00:00:00

English Longbows

The English Longbow or Welsh Longbow was one of the most powerful weapons of Medieval Europe.

1298-11-11 00:00:00

Battle of Falkirk

Wallace is betrayed by Red Comyn and the English see their first victory over his peasant army.

1303-08-23 00:00:00

Scottish Claymores

What is a claymore? A claymore is a two handed Scottish great sword. The origin of the name claymore comes from the Gaelic words ‘claidheamh mòr’ meaning ‘great sword.’

1346-08-26 00:00:00

Battle of Crecy

English victory over the French

1415-10-25 11:00:00

Battle of Agincourt

Henry V leads vastly outnumbered English army to victory over the French

1450-04-15 00:00:00

Battle of Formigny

French victory over English

1453-07-17 00:00:00

Battle of Castillon

French victory over English

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