What the records say
- When
- 80 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 36.79° N, 6.36° W
- Description
- 80 BCE battle of the Sertorian War
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of the Baetis River
Battle of the Sertorian War (80 BCE)
The Battle of the Baetis River was fought between an army of the Roman Republic and a rebel army at the Baetis river in Spain. The battle took place in 80 BC at the start of the Sertorian War. The Romans were led by Lucius Fufidius, while the rebels were led by the Roman rebel Quintus Sertorius. The rebel army was victorious, gaining Sertorius control over Hispania Ulterior.
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- 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 the Baetis River: A force of Populares exiles under Sertorius defeat the legal Roman army of Lucius Fulfidias in Hispania, starting the Sertorian War”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Batalla del río Betis: Una fuerza de exiliados democráticos bajo Sertorio derrotan al ejército romano legal de Lucio Fulfidio en Hispania”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page