History is repeating itself!

According to Wikipedia of the year 195;

“Emperor Septimius Severus has the Senate deify Commodus in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius.
King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus travels to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians.
The province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian city’s Edessa and Nisibis (modern Turkey). Severus re-establishes his headquarters and colonies there.
Lucius Septimius Bassianus (Caracalla), age 7, changed his name to Marcus Aurelius Antoninus to solidify connections with the family of Marcus Aurelius and is given the title Caesar.
Clodius Albinus, who had been proclaimed emperor in Britain, crosses into Gaul with his legions, while at the same time recruiting new soldiers. He is soon the head of an army of 150,000 men. Severus, still in Mesopotamia, hastily returns to Rome.
The denarius is devalued by Severus. The coin now contains only 50% precious metal.”

According to Wikipedia about the year 215;

The Carthaginian general, Hannibal, is denied any reinforcements from Spain for his forces now based in Italy by the activities of the Roman general Publius Cornelius Scipio and his brother Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus, who, in a battle at Dertosa near the Ebro River effectively stop the Carthaginian general, Hasdrubal’s attempt to break through to Italy.

The Roman law, Lex Oppia, is instituted by Gaius Oppius, a tribune of the plebs during the consulship of Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus and Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus. The Lex Oppia is the first of a series of sumptuary laws introduced in Rome. It not only restricts women’s wealth, but also their displaying it.
The Roman general, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, again repulses an attack by Hannibal on the city of Nola.
Hannibal’s forces occupy the cities of Tarentum, Heraclea and Thurii. However, Hannibal is unable to prevent the Romans from besieging Capua.

Philip V of Macedon and Hannibal negotiate an alliance under which they pledge mutual support and defence. Specifically, they agree to support each other against Rome, and that Hannibal shall have the right to make peace with Rome, but that any peace would include Philip and that Rome would be forced to give up control of Corcyra, Apollonia, Epidamnus, Pharos, Dimale, Parthini and Atintaniaand to restore to Demetrius of Pharos all his lands currently controlled by Rome.

The Seleucid king, Antiochus III, crosses the Taurus, uniting his forces with Attalus of Pergamum and, in one campaign, deprives his rebel general, Achaeus, of all his dominions and takes Sardis (with the exception of the citadel).

(some snapshots from the movie “War of the world” )