What the records say
- When
- 468
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.07° N, 11.04° E
- Description
- battle
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
4 sources record it
- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Cape Bon: The Vandals defeat the Roman navy under Basiliscus, anchored at Promontorium Mercurii, 45 miles from Carthage (Tunisia)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Der gemeinsame Vandalenfeldzug des West- und des Oströmischen Reiches unter Leitung der Kaiser Leo I. und Anthemius scheitert trotz einer zeitweiligen…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Été : campagne d’Anthémius et de Léon contre les Vandales en Afrique, menée par Basiliscus”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page