What is the bloodiest battle in Roman history? Well, it depends on what we mean by bloodiest.
Battle with topmost total losses Battle of Vercellae
In 113 BC a large Germanic Celtic coalition begins poking around Rome. They crush a Roman army and shoot the Romans into a fear. This army is, 000 men strong- style can Rome contend.
Into this way Marius, Uncle of Caesar. Marius was the most well- known general of his age and he set about reforming the Roman service with rapid-fire- fire speed, creating the more traditional Roman Legions we all know and love.
As this large army began to advance towards Italy, Marius responded with his reformed legions. What followed was a massive all- out clash where Roman discipline held back a far larger army. The turning point came when a commander named Sula counter- charged the Celtic cavalry and transferred them fleeing into their own lines. In all Plutarch reports, 000 were killed, Livy reports, 000, and Orosius reports, 000 were killed.
Battle with topmost Roman casualties Cannae
Hannibal had raided Italy and Rome responded by raising the largest Army in it’s history- some, 000 men strong. The Romans used this Army to attack Hannibal, driving their strong heavy army forward in an trouble to break Hannibal’s lines.
Hannibal had cleverly made his sides strong and so as his center bowed inwards his sides did not. This created a big “ U ” shape and the Romans set up themselves being pressed from all sides. also Hannibal’s cavalry came around the hamper and girdled the entire Roman Army. They also pressed in and killed perhaps, 000 Romans.
