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Battle of Kadesh

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Combatants: Egyptian Empire vs Hittite Empire. Outcome: Tactical draw, strategic Egyptian victory. Historical significance: One of the earliest battles with detailed records, led to the first known international peace treaty.

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Battle of Alesia

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Combatants: Roman Republic vs Gallic tribes. Outcome: Roman victory. Historical significance: Julius Caesar's victory, leading to his dominance over Gaul and his subsequent rise in Roman politics.

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Battle of Carrhae

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Combatants: Roman Republic vs Parthian Empire. Outcome: Parthian victory. Historical significance: Displayed the might of Parthian cavalry and limitations of Roman power in the East; Crassus was killed.

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Siege of Masada

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Combatants: Roman Empire vs Jewish Sicarii rebels. Outcome: Roman victory. Historical significance: Symbol of Jewish resistance, final major event of the First Jewish–Roman War, mass suicide of Sicarii rebels.

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Battle of Magnesia

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Combatants: Roman Republic vs Seleucid Empire. Outcome: Roman victory. Historical significance: Ended Seleucid ambitions in Greece, led to Rome's ascendancy in the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE)

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Combatants: Roman Empire vs Jewish Zealots. Outcome: Roman victory. Historical significance: Destruction of the Second Temple, significant event in Jewish history.

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Battle of Chaeronea

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Combatants: Macedonian Empire vs Greek city-states. Outcome: Macedonian victory. Historical significance: Ensured Macedonian hegemony over Greece, Philip II established as a great ruler.

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Battle of Philippi

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Combatants: Second Triumvirate (Mark Antony and Octavian) vs Caesar's assassins (Brutus and Cassius). Outcome: Triumvirate victory. Historical significance: Ended the Republican cause; led to the final phase of the Roman Republic's transition to an Empire.

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Battle of Qadesh

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Combatants: Ancient Egyptian empire under Ramesses II vs Hittite empire under Muwatalli II. Outcome: Tactical draw, strategic Hittite victory. Historical significance: Led to the world's first recorded peace treaty, showcased chariot warfare.

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Siege of Troy

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Combatants: Achaean (Greek) invaders vs Trojan defenders. Outcome: Greek victory. Historical significance: Central event in Homer's Iliad, led to the Trojan Horse strategy, fall of Troy.

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Battle of Cannae

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Combatants: Carthage vs Roman Republic. Outcome: Carthaginian victory. Historical significance: Hannibal's tactical masterpiece using double envelopment, severe loss for Rome but not decisive in Second Punic War.

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Battle of Thermopylae

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Combatants: Greek city-states (notably Sparta) vs Persian Empire. Outcome: Persian victory. Historical Significance: Heroic stand by Spartans, symbol of courage and sacrifice, delayed Persian advance into Greece.

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Battle of the Hydaspes

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Combatants: Macedonian Empire vs Paurava kingdom. Outcome: Macedonian victory. Historical significance: Final victory of Alexander the Great in India, leading to the extent of his empire's eastern boundary.

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Battle of Actium

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Combatants: Octavian's forces vs Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Outcome: Octavian's victory. Historical significance: Led to establishment of Roman Empire and Augustus' reign, end of Ptolemaic Egypt.

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Battle of Gaugamela

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Combatants: Macedonian Empire vs Persian Empire. Outcome: Macedonian victory. Historical significance: Solidified Alexander the Great's conquest of Persia, leading to Hellenistic cultural diffusion.

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Battle of Issus

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Combatants: Macedonian Empire vs Persian Empire. Outcome: Macedonian victory. Historical significance: Showed the genius of Alexander and led to the eventual fall of the Achaemenid Empire.

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Battle of the Granicus

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Combatants: Macedonian Empire vs Persian Satraps of Asia Minor. Outcome: Macedonian victory. Historical significance: Alexander the Great's first major battle in Asia Minor, beginning of his Persian Campaign.

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Battle of Alexandria

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Combatants: Roman Republic forces of Julius Caesar vs Egyptian forces of King Ptolemy XIII. Outcome: Roman victory. Historical significance: Ensured Cleopatra's ascension to the throne, increased Roman influence in Egypt.

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Battle of Plataea

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Combatants: Greek city-states vs Persian Empire. Outcome: Greek victory. Historical significance: Ended Persian invasions of Greece, and solidified Greek freedom and democracy.

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Battle of Salamis

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Combatants: Greek city-states vs Persian Empire. Outcome: Greek victory. Historical significance: Naval battle that determined the outcome of the Second Persian invasion, showcased Greek naval strength.

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Battle of Mycale

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Combatants: Greek city-states vs Persian Empire. Outcome: Greek victory. Historical significance: Along with the Battle of Plataea, ended the Persian invasion, began the rise of Athenian sea power in the Delian League.

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Battle of Marathon

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Combatants: Athenian city-state and Plataea vs Persian Empire. Outcome: Greek victory. Historical significance: Prevented first Persian invasion of Greece, famous for the long-distance run inspiring the marathon race.

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Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

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Combatants: Roman Empire vs Germanic tribes. Outcome: Germanic victory. Historical significance: Ended Roman expansion into Germany, caused Augustus to utter 'Varus, give me back my legions!'

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Battle of Zama

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Combatants: Carthage vs Roman Republic. Outcome: Roman victory. Historical significance: Decisive end to the Second Punic War, cemented Rome's dominance over the western Mediterranean.

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Battle of Cynoscephalae

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Combatants: Roman Republic vs Macedonian Empire. Outcome: Roman victory. Historical significance: Marked the decline of the Macedonian phalanx, increased Roman influence in Greece.

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