Atlas of Battles

century, 32 engagements

Battles of the 2nd century

32 engagements of the 2nd century are placed in the atlas: 25 battles and 7 sieges across 11 present-day countries, most in People's Republic of China (12), Turkey (6), Iraq (4). The century's largest wars by placed engagements: end of the Han dynasty (4), Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 (4), list of Roman civil wars and revolts (3), Roman conquest of Britain (1).

Battle of NicaeaBattle of JieqiaoBattle of CtesiphonBattle of AdamclisiBattle of YangchengBattle of WanchengBattle of YijingBattle of XingyangBattle of Yan ProvinceBattle of CarnuntumCao Cao's invasion of Xu ProvinceBattle of CtesiphonSiege of HatraBattle of Yan FordBattle of Chang'anSiege of BetarSiege of EdessaSiege of EdessaSiege of BurnswarkSiege of ByzantiumBattle of the Hron RiverSiege of HatraBattle of Dura-EuroposBattle of GataeBattle of GuanduBattle of LugdunumBattle of IssusThird Battle of TapaeBattle of XiapiBattle of SarmisegetusaBattle of CyzicusBattle of XiangyangBattle of GuanduBattle of IssusThird Battle of TapaeBattle of XiapiBattle of SarmisegetusaBattle of CyzicusBattle of XiangyangManilaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokBaghdadÜrümqiBerlinKabulAthensKyiv5000 km40.062N, 61.415E
32 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

AD 100s: 4 engagementsAD 130s: 1 engagementsAD 140s: 1 engagementsAD 160s: 4 engagementsAD 170s: 3 engagementsAD 190s: 17 engagements17 in AD 190sAD 200s: 2 engagementsAD 100sAD 200s
32 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars of the century 4 with pages

Most widely documented engagements

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 200Battle of GuanduGuanduend of the Han dynasty
19 February AD 197Battle of LugdunumLugdunumlist of Roman civil wars and revolts
AD 194Battle of IssusIssuslist of Roman civil wars and revolts
September AD 101Third Battle of TapaeTapaeFirst Dacian War
7 February AD 199Battle of Xiapi下邳end of the Han dynasty
AD 106Battle of SarmisegetusaSarmizegetusa RegiaSecond Dacian War
AD 193Battle of Cyzicus
AD 191Battle of Xiangyang
AD 193Battle of NicaeaNicaea
AD 191Battle of Jieqiao
AD 198Battle of CtesiphonCtesiphonQ11893060
AD 101Battle of AdamclisiAdamclisiFirst Dacian War
AD 191Battle of YangchengDengfengend of the Han dynasty
February AD 197Battle of Wancheng
AD 198Battle of YijingQ5326669
AD 190Battle of XingyangXingyangCampaign against Dong Zhuo
AD 194Battle of Yan ProvinceYan Province
AD 170Battle of CarnuntumCarnuntumMarcomannic Wars
AD 193Cao Cao's invasion of Xu Provinceend of the Han dynasty
AD 165Battle of CtesiphonCtesiphonRoman–Parthian War of 161–166
AD 197Siege of HatraHatraQ11893060
AD 200Battle of Yan Ford
AD 192Battle of Chang'anChang'an
AD 132Siege of BetarBetarQ334502
AD 165Siege of EdessaEdessaRoman–Parthian War of 161–166
AD 163Siege of EdessaEdessaRoman–Parthian War of 161–166
AD 140Siege of BurnswarkBurnswark HillRoman conquest of Britain
AD 193Siege of ByzantiumByzantiumlist of Roman civil wars and revolts
AD 174Battle of the Hron RiverMarcomannic Wars
AD 177Siege of HatraHatra
AD 165Battle of Dura-EuroposDura-EuroposRoman–Parthian War of 161–166
AD 103Battle of GataeDacia

The 32 most widely documented engagements of the century are listed; the war pages list every placed engagement by date.