29 events with tag "civil war"
652 BC
ID: 4642
Shamash-shum-ukin rebels against brother Ashurbanipal - beginning of destructive Assyrian civil war
ID: 4642
648 BC
ID: 4643
Ashurbanipal defeats and kills brother Shamash-shum-ukin - Babylon destroyed again after 4-year siege
ID: 4643
627 BC
ID: 4645
Death of Ashurbanipal - succession crisis weakens empire as multiple claimants fight for throne
ID: 4645
88 BC
ID: 2681
Sulla marches on Rome - first Roman general to lead army against Rome itself, Marius flees, constitution shattered
ID: 2681
88 BC
ID: 2991
Jannaeus crucifies 800 Pharisees - watches from banquet as victims' families killed before their eyes, thousands flee
ID: 2991
67 BC
ID: 2993
Hasmonean civil war begins - brothers Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus II fight for throne after mother Salome's death
ID: 2993
49 BC
ID: 2698
Caesar crosses Rubicon - 'The die is cast,' civil war begins, Senate flees Rome
ID: 2698
45 BC
ID: 2705
Battle of Munda - Caesar's hardest fought victory, defeats Pompey's sons in Spain, civil war ends
ID: 2705
68
ID: 3011
Jewish civil war in Jerusalem - John of Gischala, Simon bar Giora, and Eleazar fight each other, burn food supplies
ID: 3011
194
ID: 4035
Severus defeats Pescennius Niger - eliminates Eastern rival, then turns West against Albinus
ID: 4035
573
ID: 2841
Civil war between Sigebert and Chilperic begins - brothers fight over territories, Brunhilda vs Fredegund feud intensifies
ID: 2841
628
ID: 4692
Sassanid civil war - Khosrow II killed by son, succession chaos, 8 rulers in 4 years
ID: 4692
715
ID: 2861
Charles Martel escapes imprisonment - Pepin's widow Plectrude imprisons him, he escapes and raises army in Austrasia
ID: 2861
840
ID: 2932
June 840
Death of Louis the Pious - dies on campaign against rebellious son Louis the German, civil war erupts immediately
ID: 2932
1031
ID: 5182
Queen Mother Constance supports younger sons against Henry I - civil war erupts, Henry prevails with help from Robert of Normandy
ID: 5182
1135
ID: 186
Stephen seizes English throne - begins 'The Anarchy,' 19 years of civil war with Empress Matilda
ID: 186
1139
ID: 2607
The Anarchy begins - Matilda lands in England to claim throne, 19 years of civil war follow
ID: 2607
1139
ID: 5820
Sheriff system breaks down during Anarchy - local strongmen usurp sheriff offices, royal revenue collection collapses
ID: 5820
1157
ID: 3752
Valdemar I the Great becomes sole king - ends civil war period, begins Danish golden age
ID: 3752
1173
ID: 2377
Great Revolt begins - Henry II's sons rebel with support from Eleanor, Louis VII of France, and William the Lion of Scotland
ID: 2377
1215
ID: 2392
First Barons' War begins - barons rebel against John's tyranny and financial extortion, invite French prince Louis to be king
ID: 2392
1321
ID: 2425
Despenser War - barons rebel against Hugh Despenser's influence, Edward II defeats them and begins tyranny
ID: 2425
1341
ID: 4782
Byzantine civil war begins - empire exhausts itself while Ottomans expand in Anatolia
ID: 4782
1461
ID: 80
Wars of the Roses begin - York vs Lancaster for English throne
ID: 80
1467
ID: 5498
Onin War begins in Kyoto, initiating Sengoku (Warring States) period of constant warfare
ID: 5498
1481
ID: 3571
St. Nicholas of Flüe: Prevents Swiss civil war at Stans - Deputies accept hermit's compromise when all politics fail - 'Don't make the fence too wide' (limiting foreign alliances)
ID: 3571
1536
ID: 3764
Danish Reformation - Christian III makes Denmark Lutheran after civil war, confiscates Church property
ID: 3764
1642
ID: 2216
English Civil War begins - fundamental conflict over source of law: king or Parliament
ID: 2216
1850
ID: 4722
Taiping Rebellion begins - Hong Xiuquan claims to be brother of Jesus, 20-30 million die
ID: 4722