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Originally Posted by 1967 R50/2
1 Of ancient battles, probably the most decisive was Actium. It assured the fate of the Roman Republic/Empire for centuries.
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I would disagree. The Republic was dead by Actium. The battle decided who the 1st emperor was going to be (excluding JC of course), however.
To the list, I thing the battle of Aquae Sextiae in 102BC & the subsequent battle of Vercellae in 101BC should be included. If the German migration had been successful, the Roman world might well have been cut short by 500 years. Gaius Marius & Sulla are often ignored - probably because they both turned nasty in their older years.
Ian