96 events with tag "conquest"
1761 BC
ID: 3648
Hammurabi conquers Mari - unifies most of Mesopotamia under Babylonian rule
ID: 3648
1307 BC
ID: 4629
Adad-nirari I defeats Hanigalbat (remnant of Mitanni) - establishes Assyrian control over upper Mesopotamia
ID: 4629
1274 BC
ID: 3611
Shalmaneser I conquers Mitanni completely - Assyria becomes dominant power in northern Mesopotamia
ID: 3611
1244 BC
ID: 3613
Tukulti-Ninurta I captures Babylon - first Assyrian to rule both Assyria and Babylonia
ID: 3613
1003 BC
ID: 2743
David captures Jerusalem - makes it capital of united kingdom, 'City of David' established
ID: 2743
747 BC
ID: 3684
Piye conquers Egypt - Kushite king reunites Egypt, establishes 25th Dynasty 'Black Pharaohs'
ID: 3684
738 BC
ID: 4636
Tiglath-Pileser III conquers Damascus and receives tribute from Menahem of Israel
ID: 4636
701 BC
ID: 4638
Siege of Lachish - Sennacherib captures second most important city in Judah, commemorated in palace reliefs
ID: 4638
671 BC
ID: 3621
Esarhaddon conquers Egypt - Assyrian Empire reaches maximum extent
ID: 3621
663 BC
ID: 4641
Ashurbanipal sacks Thebes in Egypt - furthest extent of Assyrian power
ID: 4641
604 BC
ID: 5800
Nebuchadnezzar destroys Philistine cities - Ashkelon destroyed, Philistines begin to disappear as distinct people
ID: 5800
547 BC
ID: 3625
Cyrus conquers Lydia - defeats Croesus, controls Asia Minor, invents postal system
ID: 3625
539 BC
ID: 2783
Fall of Babylon - Cyrus the Great conquers Babylon without battle, diverts Euphrates, enters under walls
ID: 2783
525 BC
ID: 3627
Cambyses conquers Egypt - Persian Empire spans three continents
ID: 3627
334 BC
ID: 287
Alexander crosses Hellespont - begins conquest of Persian Empire with 35,000 men
ID: 287
326 BC
ID: 297
Battle of Hydaspes - Alexander defeats Indian king Porus and war elephants, army refuses to go further
ID: 297
210 BC
ID: 5355
Romans capture Syracuse silver mines - Sicily becomes major silver source after conquest, funds continued war effort
ID: 5355
206 BC
ID: 5323
Scipio captures Cartagena mines - Romans seize Spanish silver mines, immediately restart production with 40,000 workers
ID: 5323
171 BC
ID: 4660
Mithridates I expands Parthian Empire - conquers Media, Mesopotamia, creates rival to Rome
ID: 4660
141 BC
ID: 4661
Parthians capture Seleucia - major Hellenistic city falls, Ctesiphon becomes winter capital
ID: 4661
125 BC
ID: 5376
Rome conquers southern Gaul to protect Massalia - secures wine trade route, destroys Entremont, establishes Provincia (Provence)
ID: 5376
108 BC
ID: 2987
John Hyrcanus destroys Samaritan Temple - razes rival temple on Mount Gerizim, permanent enmity with Samaritans
ID: 2987
108 BC
ID: 5511
Han Dynasty China conquers Gojoseon, establishes Four Commanderies of Han in northern Korea
ID: 5511
103 BC
ID: 2990
Alexander Jannaeus becomes king - marries widow Salome Alexandra, brutal expansion, will crucify 800 Pharisees
ID: 2990
63 BC
ID: 2994
Pompey conquers Jerusalem - enters Holy of Holies (shocking sacrilege), 12,000 Jews killed, Judea becomes Roman client
ID: 2994
58 BC
ID: 2692
Caesar begins Gallic Wars - defeats Helvetii and Ariovistus, conquest of Gaul begins
ID: 2692
57 BC
ID: 2693
Caesar conquers Belgae - toughest fighters in Gaul subdued, most of Gaul under Roman control
ID: 2693
51 BC
ID: 5399
Caesar's Gallic genocide complete - Plutarch: 1 million dead, 1 million enslaved, 300 tribes conquered, 800 cities destroyed
ID: 5399
15 BC
ID: 2723
Alpine regions conquered - Raetia and Noricum annexed, Alps fully under Roman control
ID: 2723
43
ID: 2523
Claudius invades Britain - four legions under Aulus Plautius land at Richborough, Claudius arrives with elephants, Camulodunum (Colchester) becomes first capital
ID: 2523
43
ID: 3991
Claudius invades Britain - personally leads conquest, adds Britain to empire
ID: 3991
67
ID: 3009
Vespasian arrives with 60,000 troops - begins systematic conquest of Galilee, Josephus commands Jewish forces
ID: 3009
78
ID: 2526
Agricola begins conquest of Scotland - pushes Roman frontier north, builds forts and roads
ID: 2526
106
ID: 4013
Trajan conquers Dacia - adds wealthy province, celebrates with 123-day games, Trajan's Column erected
ID: 4013
106
ID: 5331
Trajan conquers Dacia for gold - captures RoΘia MontanΔ mines, 165,500 kg of gold funds Forum and Column
ID: 5331
115
ID: 4668
Trajan captures Ctesiphon - Rome briefly holds Parthian capital, but cannot maintain
ID: 4668
455
ID: 2538
Battle of Aylesford - Horsa killed but Saxons win, Hengist becomes first Saxon king of Kent
ID: 2538
486
ID: 2816
Battle of Soissons - Clovis defeats Syagrius, last Roman ruler in Gaul, 'Kingdom of Soissons' falls, Clovis controls northern Gaul
ID: 2816
500
ID: 2822
Clovis attacks Burgundy - allies with Theodoric the Great, defeats Gundobad, increases Frankish territory
ID: 2822
531
ID: 2833
Frankish conquest of Thuringia - Theuderic and Chlothar destroy kingdom, massacre royal family, eastern expansion
ID: 2833
534
ID: 2832
Franks conquer Burgundy - Childebert and Chlothar finally destroy Burgundian kingdom, fully incorporated into Francia
ID: 2832
540
ID: 4685
Sack of Antioch - Khosrow I captures and depopulates major Roman city
ID: 4685
552
ID: 4805
Narses completes reconquest of Italy - eunuch general defeats Goths after 20-year war, Italy devastated
ID: 4805
567
ID: 4808
Alboin defeats Gepids - kills King Cunimund, makes skull into drinking cup, forces daughter Rosamund to marry him
ID: 4808
569
ID: 4810
Lombards take Milan - major city falls without siege, Byzantine defenses collapse
ID: 4810
614
ID: 4689
Persians capture Jerusalem - take True Cross to Ctesiphon, Jews help Persian assault
ID: 4689
614
ID: 4877
Persian conquest of Jerusalem - Jews help Persians, briefly control city, massacre of Christians reported
ID: 4877
619
ID: 4690
Persians conquer Egypt - Sassanid Empire reaches greatest extent since Achaemenids
ID: 4690
638
ID: 4878
Muslim conquest of Jerusalem - Jews allowed to return after Byzantine ban, new era begins
ID: 4878
650
ID: 4864
Islam conquers Babylon - Jewish academies continue under Muslim rule, new legal questions arise
ID: 4864
651
ID: 4658
Arab conquest ends Zoroastrian state - Islam replaces Zoroastrianism, many flee to India as Parsis
ID: 4658
718
ID: 2864
Charles Martel invades Saxony - forces pagan Saxons to pay tribute, begins Frankish expansion into Germany
ID: 2864
733
ID: 2869
Charles Martel conquers Burgundy - deposes last independent duke, all Francia under his control
ID: 2869
737
ID: 2870
Charles Martel conquers Provence - drives Arabs from southern France, recovers Mediterranean coast
ID: 2870
768
ID: 2882
Pepin conquers Aquitaine - after eight-year war, Duke Waifer killed, Aquitaine fully incorporated
ID: 2882
773
ID: 2891
Charlemagne invades Lombardy - Pope Adrian I appeals for help, Charlemagne crosses Alps with army
ID: 2891
774
ID: 2892
Fall of Pavia - Charlemagne captures Lombard capital, deposes Desiderius, crowns himself King of Lombards, visits Rome at Easter
ID: 2892
788
ID: 2900
Charlemagne deposes Tassilo III of Bavaria - forces him into monastery, Bavaria fully incorporated into Frankish realm
ID: 2900
796
ID: 2906
Destruction of Avar Ring - Charlemagne's son Pepin destroys Avar capital, immense treasure taken, Avars cease to exist
ID: 2906
801
ID: 2914
Barcelona captured - Louis the Pious takes city after two-year siege, establishes Spanish March against Muslims
ID: 2914
865
ID: 2628
Great Heathen Army arrives - Ivar the Boneless and brothers lead massive Viking force to conquer, not just raid
ID: 2628
866
ID: 2549
Great Heathen Army takes York - Ivar the Boneless captures Northumbrian capital, establishes Viking kingdom
ID: 2549
917
ID: 2559
Edward the Elder conquers East Anglia and Mercia - son of Alfred extends Wessex control over most of England
ID: 2559
924
ID: 3724
Rollo expands Normandy westward - granted additional territories including Bayeux and Maine by King Raoul
ID: 3724
1000
ID: 3748
Battle of Svolder - Sweyn Forkbeard defeats Olaf Tryggvason, Denmark gains control of Norway
ID: 3748
1013
ID: 2566
Sweyn Forkbeard conquers England - Ethelred flees to Normandy, Sweyn recognized as king
ID: 2566
1013
ID: 3718
Sweyn Forkbeard conquers England - Danish king drives out Ethelred, becomes King of England
ID: 3718
1016
ID: 2568
Cnut becomes King of England - defeats Edmund Ironside, begins Danish dynasty, marries Aethelred's widow Emma of Normandy (1017)
ID: 2568
1016
ID: 3720
Cnut becomes King of England - Danish prince conquers England, later rules Denmark and Norway as North Sea Empire
ID: 3720
1066
ID: 5777
Normans bring advanced cider-making to England - cider becomes English national drink, orchards expand rapidly
ID: 5777
1066
ID: 2585
October 14, 1066
Battle of Hastings - all-day battle, Harold killed by arrow to eye (tradition), Norman Conquest begins
ID: 2585
1102
ID: 5548
King Coloman the Learned conquers Croatia, beginning 800-year personal union with Hungary
ID: 5548
1169
ID: 196
Normans invade Ireland - begin 800 years of English involvement
ID: 196
1169
ID: 2376
Strongbow invades Ireland - beginning of English involvement in Ireland that will last 800 years
ID: 2376
1169
ID: 3754
Denmark conquers RΓΌgen - Valdemar I and Absalon destroy pagan temple at Arkona, expand Danish power
ID: 3754
1204
ID: 5204
Philip Augustus takes Normandy - captures Rouen, ends 300 years of Norman control, John Lackland flees
ID: 5204
1209
ID: 5206
Philip Augustus allows Albigensian Crusade - northern barons invade Languedoc, eventually brings south under royal control
ID: 5206
1215
ID: 4715
Genghis Khan captures Beijing - Mongols destroy Jin Dynasty capital
ID: 4715
1219
ID: 3755
Battle of Lyndanisse - Valdemar II conquers Estonia, legend of Dannebrog (Danish flag) falling from heaven
ID: 3755
1226
ID: 5209
Louis VIII leads royal crusade against Cathars - takes Avignon after siege, establishes royal power in south
ID: 5209
1277
ID: 2409
First Welsh War - Edward I invades Wales, Llywelyn ap Gruffydd submits, English law imposed
ID: 2409
1282
ID: 2410
Second Welsh War begins - Llywelyn killed, his brother Dafydd captured and executed as traitor
ID: 2410
1296
ID: 2415
Edward I invades Scotland - deposes John Balliol, takes Stone of Scone to Westminster, earns name 'Hammer of the Scots'
ID: 2415
1370
ID: 4748
Timur seizes power in Transoxiana - claims descent from Genghis Khan, begins rebuilding Mongol Empire
ID: 4748
1380
ID: 4749
Timur begins western campaigns - conquers Persia, uses terror tactics exceeding even Mongols
ID: 4749
1417
ID: 2477
Henry V's second invasion of France - systematic conquest of Normandy begins, different from earlier raids
ID: 2477
1419
ID: 2478
January 19, 1419
Fall of Rouen - six-month siege ends with Norman capital surrendering, 12,000 civilians dead from starvation
ID: 2478
1478
ID: 5977
Ivan III conquers Novgorod Republic - ends medieval democracy, centralizes Russian state under Moscow
ID: 5977
1511
ID: 5746
Portugal captures Malacca - controls strategic strait, dominates Asian spice trade for century
ID: 5746
1517
ID: 5767
Ottomans conquer Egypt - take over Mamluk spice monopoly, but Portuguese Cape route already destroying traditional trade
ID: 5767
1519
ID: 5667
CortΓ©s encounters tomatoes at Aztec markets - Spanish conquistadors first taste tomatoes in Tenochtitlan
ID: 5667
1552
ID: 5981
October 2, 1552
Ivan the Terrible conquers Kazan Khanate - breaks Mongol-Tatar power, opens Siberia to Russian expansion
ID: 5981
1556
ID: 5982
Ivan the Terrible annexes Astrakhan - gains control of entire Volga River, access to Caspian Sea
ID: 5982
1644
ID: 4721
Manchus establish Qing Dynasty - last imperial dynasty begins 268-year rule
ID: 4721
1797
ID: 5123
Napoleon conquers Venice - thousand-year republic ends without a fight, last Doge Ludovico Manin abdicates
ID: 5123
1896
ID: 5568
Millennium celebration of Magyar conquest - Budapest Metro opens as continental Europe's first subway
ID: 5568