List of Wars and Conflicts Mentioned in Ammianus Marcellinus

Conflict Name	Belligerents	Location	Date or Era	Primary Leaders	Outcome	Source
Battle of Hadrianople	Goths, Huns, and Alani vs. Roman Empire	Hadrianople (Thrace)	August 9, A.D. 378	Fritigern, Alatheus, and Saphrax vs. Emperor Valens	Catastrophic Roman defeat; Emperor Valens slain and his body never found.	1
Gothic War	Roman Empire vs. Goths (Thuringians and Gruthungi)	Thrace, Mœsia	A.D. 376–378	Emperor Valens vs. Fritigern and Alavivus	Ongoing devastation of Thrace; initial Roman defeats at Marcianopolis.	1
Revolt of Firmus	Moorish Tribes vs. Roman Empire	Mauritania and Africa	A.D. 373–375	Firmus vs. Count Theodosius	Firmus committed suicide to avoid capture; peace restored to Africa.	1
Battle of Solicinium	Roman Empire vs. Allemanni	Solicinium	A.D. 368	Emperor Valentinian I	Roman victory; Allemanni routed after a difficult ascent of the heights.	1
Theodosius's British Campaign	Roman Empire vs. Picts, Scots, Attacotti, Franks, and Saxons	Britain	A.D. 368	Count Theodosius	Theodosius restored order, recovered the province of Valentia, and rebuilt cities.	1

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Conflict Name	Belligerents	Location	Date or Era	Primary Leaders	Outcome	Source
Battle of Châlons	Roman Empire vs. Allemanni	Catalauni (Châlons-sur-Marne)	A.D. 367	Jovinus	Roman victory; 6,000 Allemanni slain.	1
Usurpation of Procopius	Followers of Procopius vs. Emperor Valens	Constantinople, Bithynia, and Phrygia	A.D. 365–366	Procopius vs. Emperor Valens	Procopius was defeated at Nacolia, captured, and beheaded.	1
Death of Julian in Battle	Roman Empire vs. Persians	Phrygia (district in Persia)	June 26, A.D. 363	Emperor Julian vs. Merena and Nohodares	Julian mortally wounded; Roman victory on the field but strategic retreat followed.	1
Battle of Maranx	Roman Empire vs. Persians	Maranx (Persia)	A.D. 363	Emperor Julian vs. Merenes	Persians defeated with heavy loss; Romans sustained slight loss.	1
Battle of Ctesiphon	Roman Empire vs. Persians	Banks of the Tigris near Ctesiphon	A.D. 363	Emperor Julian vs. Pigranes, the Surena, and Narses	Roman victory on the field; Persians driven into the city.	1
Siege of Maogamalcha	Roman Empire vs. Persians	Maogamalcha (Persia)	A.D. 363	Emperor Julian	Roman victory; the city was stormed through a mine and reduced to ruins.	1
Siege of Aquileia	Partisans of Constantius vs. Partisans of Julian	Aquileia	A.D. 361–362	Nigrinus vs. Immo and Agilo	City surrendered to Julian's generals after news of Constantius's death reached them.	1
Siege of Bezabde (Phœnice)	Persians vs. Roman Empire	Bezabde (Mesopotamia)	A.D. 360	King Sapor	Persians captured the city after a stubborn defense; the Romans later failed to recover it.	1
Siege of Singara	Persians vs. Roman Empire	Singara (Mesopotamia)	A.D. 360	King Sapor	Persians stormed the city and carried off the garrison as prisoners.	1
Incursions of the Picts and Scots	Picts and Scots vs. Roman Britain	Britain	A.D. 360	Lupicinus	Lupicinus was sent to London to deliberate and take measures for a campaign.	1
Second Massacre of the Limigantes	Roman Empire vs. Limigantes	Near Acimincum (Salankemen)	A.D. 359	Emperor Constantius	Complete destruction of the Limigantes after they attempted to attack the emperor.	1
Siege of Amida	Persians, Chionitæ, Vertæ, Albani, and Segestani vs. Roman Empire	Amida	A.D. 359	King Sapor and King Grumbates vs. Count Ælian	Persians captured the city after 73 days; the garrison was slaughtered or taken prisoner.	1
Battle near Amida	Roman Empire vs. Persians	Near Amida and the Tigris	A.D. 359	Ursicinus vs. Tamsapor and Nohodares	Roman retreat and dispersion after being surprised by superior numbers.	1
Conflict with the Limigantes	Roman Empire vs. Limigantes	Banks of the Parthiscus (Theiss)	A.D. 358	Emperor Constantius	Slaughter of the Limigantes; the survivors were forced to emigrate.	1
Expedition against the Sarmatians and Quadi	Roman Empire vs. Sarmatians and Quadi	Pannonia and Valeria	A.D. 358	Emperor Constantius vs. Zizais, Araharius, and Usafer	Roman victory; the tribes submitted, gave hostages, and restored prisoners.	1
Expedition against the Salii and Chamavi	Roman Empire vs. Salian Franks and Chamavi	Toxandria and the banks of the Meuse	A.D. 358	Julian (Cæsar)	Both tribes submitted and accepted peace terms.	1
Siege of the Six Hundred Franks	Franks vs. Roman Empire	Two fortresses on the Meuse	A.D. 357	Julian (Cæsar)	Franks surrendered after a 54-day blockade and were sent to the emperor's court.	1
Battle of Strasburg	Roman Empire vs. Allemanni	Strasburg (Argentoratum)	A.D. 357	Julian (Cæsar) vs. King Chnodomarius and King Serapio	Decisive Roman victory; Chnodomarius taken prisoner.	1
Siege of Sens	Allemanni vs. Roman Empire	Sens (Senones)	A.D. 356	Julian (Cæsar)	Barbarians retired disappointed after a thirty-day siege.	1
Engagement near Brumat	Roman Empire vs. Germans	Brumat (Brocomagus)	A.D. 356	Julian (Cæsar)	Roman victory; the enemy were surrounded and defeated.	1
Siege of Autun	Barbarians vs. Roman Veterans	Autun (Augustodunum)	A.D. 356	Julian (Cæsar)	The city was defended by veterans; Julian arrived to relieve the city.	1
Revolt of Silvanus	Followers of Silvanus vs. Supporters of Constantius	Agrippina (Cologne)	A.D. 355	Silvanus vs. Ursicinus	Silvanus was assassinated in a chapel by Roman soldiers.	1
Battle near Lake Brigantia	Roman Empire vs. Allemanni (Lentienses)	Lake Brigantia (Lake of Constance)	A.D. 355	Arbetio, Arintheus, Seniauchus, and Bappo	Initial Roman disaster in ambush followed by a successful counter-attack that routed the Allemanni.	1
Expedition against Gundomadus and Vadomarius	Roman Empire vs. Allemanni	Rauracum (near Basle) and banks of the Rhine	A.D. 354	Emperor Constantius vs. King Gundomadus and King Vadomarius	Allemanni kings sued for and were granted peace.	1
Isaurian Incursions	Isaurians vs. Roman Soldiers	Isauria, Lycaonia, Pamphylia, and Seleucia	A.D. 353	Count Castucius and Nebridius	Isaurians retired to the trackless recesses of the mountains after failing to take Seleucia.	1

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