Battle of Ruspina

When

2 Jan 46 BCE

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

35.77° N, 10.82° E

Description

46 BCE battle between the Republican forces of the Optimates and forces loyal to Julius Caesar

Part of Caesar's civil war (46 BC)

The Battle of Ruspina was fought on 4 January 46 BC in the Roman province of Africa, between the Republican forces of the Optimates and forces loyal to Julius Caesar. The Republican army was commanded by Titus Labienus, Caesar's former lieutenant during the Gallic Wars who had defected to the Republican side at the beginning of the civil war.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article

• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Titus Labienus fights Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “8 novembre 47 av”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “вооружённые столкновения цезарианцев и помпеянцев близ побережья Сев”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Caesar's Civil War8 Jan 49 BCE · Civil war