century, 57 engagements
Battles of the 3rd century
57 engagements of the 3rd century are placed in the atlas: 41 battles and 16 sieges across 12 present-day countries, most in People's Republic of China (19), Turkey (9), Italy (8). The century's largest wars by placed engagements: Crisis of the Third Century (10), Palmyrene War (3), Gothic Wars (1), Germanic Wars (1).
Wars of the century 5 with pages
Most widely documented engagements
| Date | Engagement | Place | War |
|---|---|---|---|
| AD 208 | Battle of Red Cliffs | Chibi | Q5326669 |
| AD 260 | Battle of Edessa | Edessa | Q3778777 |
| September AD 268 | Battle of Naissus | Niš | Crisis of the Third Century |
| AD 251 | Battle of Abritus | Dobruja | Gothic War of 248–253 |
| AD 217 | Battle of Nisibis | Nusaybin | Parthian War of Caracalla |
| 28 April AD 224 | Battle of Hormozdgan | Shushtar | |
| August AD 221 | Battle of Xiaoting | Q5326669 | |
| AD 268 | Battle of Lake Benacus | Lake Garda | Crisis of the Third Century |
| AD 243 | Battle of Resaena | Rhesaina | Q3778777 |
| AD 244 | Battle of Misiche | Anbar | Q3778777 |
| AD 271 | Battle of Fano | Metauro | Crisis of the Third Century |
| AD 274 | Battle of Châlons | Catalaunian Plains | Crisis of the Third Century |
| AD 271 | Battle of Pavia | Pavie | Crisis of the Third Century |
| AD 271 | Battle of Placentia | Piacenza | Crisis of the Third Century |
| October AD 208 | Battle of Changban | Jingmen | Q5326669 |
| AD 298 | Battle of Lingones | ||
| AD 218 | Battle of Mount Dingjun | Q5326669 | |
| AD 252 | Battle of Barbalissos | Barbalissos | Q3778777 |
| July AD 219 | Battle of Fancheng | Fancheng District | Q5326669 |
| 8 June AD 218 | Battle of Antioch | Antioch | |
| AD 272 | Battle of Immae | Palmyrene War | |
| AD 259 | Battle of Mediolanum | Mediolanum | |
| AD 272 | Battle of Emesa | Homs | Palmyrene War |
| February AD 228 | Battle of Jieting | Q5326669 | |
| June AD 228 | Battle of Shiting | Qianshan | Q5326669 |
| AD 234 | Battle of Wuzhang Plains | Wuzhang Plains | Q5326669 |
| AD 235 | Battle at the Harzhorn | Harzhorn | Crisis of the Third Century |
| AD 202 | Battle of Bowang | ||
| AD 298 | Battle of Vindonissa | Vindonissa, Celtic oppidum / Roman legionary camp / civilian settlement | |
| AD 214 | Battle of Xiaoyao Ford | Hefei | |
| AD 253 | Siege of Antioch | Antioch | Q3778777 |
| December AD 228 | Siege of Chencang | Chencang District | Q5326669 |
| AD 208 | Battle of Jiangling | Jiangling County | Q5326669 |
| AD 203 | Battle of Xiakou | ||
| the AD 250s | Siege of Dura-Europos | Dura-Europos | Q3778777 |
| April AD 238 | Siege of Aquileia | Aquileia | Crisis of the Third Century |
| AD 250 | Battle of Philippopolis | Plovdiv | Gothic War of 248–253 |
| AD 252 | Siege of Nisibis | Nusaybin | Q3778777 |
| AD 235 | Siege of Nisibis | Nusaybin | Q3778777 |
| March AD 231 | Battle of Mount Qi | Q5326669 | |
| AD 254 | Battle of Thermopylae (254) | Thermopylae | Gothic Wars |
| AD 249 | Battle of Verona | ||
| AD 213 | Siege of Jicheng | Gangu County | |
| AD 215 | Battle of Baxi | Hanzhong Campaign | |
| AD 208 | Battle of Hefei | Hefei | Q5326669 |
| AD 222 | Battle of Ruxu | ||
| AD 260 | Siege of Antioch | Antioch | Q3778777 |
| AD 260 | Siege of Caesarea | Caesarea of Cappadocia | Q3778777 |
| AD 254 | Siege of Thessalonica | Thessaloniki | Germanic Wars |
| AD 214 | Battle of Qi Mountains | end of the Han dynasty | |
| AD 229 | Ardashir I's Siege of Hatra | Hatra | Q3778777 |
| AD 272 | Siege of Palmyra | Palmyra | Palmyrene War |
| AD 268 | Siege of Mediolanum | Mediolanum | Crisis of the Third Century |
| AD 253 | Siege of Emesa | Emesa | Q3778777 |
| AD 268 | Battle of Pons Aureoli | ||
| 20 April AD 239 | Siege of Dura-Europos | Dura-Europos | Q3778777 |
| AD 269 | Siege of Augustodunum Haeduorum | Augustodunum | Crisis of the Third Century |
The 57 most widely documented engagements of the century are listed; the war pages list every placed engagement by date.