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Roman Senate

Unpopular among the Senate aristocracy for his reforming efforts, Roman emperor Majorian was deposed by Ricimer and executed five days later.

Pope Stephen I

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar defeats Pharnaces II of Pontus in the battle of Zela.

Julius Caesar

Caesar, who marched to Spain earlier in the year, leaving Marcus Antonius in charge of Italy, defeats Pompey's general Afranius and Petreius in Ilerda (Lerida) north of the Ebro river.

Carthage

The Carthaginian army led by Hannibal defeats a numerically superior Roman army at the Battle of Cannae.

Gnaeus Servilius Geminus

Gnaeus Servilius Geminus, Roman consul

Lucius Aemilius Paullus (consul 219 BC)

Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Roman consul and general

Marcus Minucius Rufus

Marcus Minucius Rufus, Roman consul

Ancient Macedonian army

A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeats the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean.

Philip II of Macedon

An allied army led by Philip II of Macedon overcame the forces of city-states led by Athens and Thebes at the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony over the majority of ancient Greece.