What the records say
- When
- 240 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 34.00° N, 10.00° E
- Description
- 240 BCE battle during the Mercenary War
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Hamilcar's defeat of Spendius and Autaritus
240 BC battle during the Mercenary War
In 240 BC in what is now north-west Tunisia, a Carthaginian army led by Hamilcar Barca defeated a rebel army led by Spendius and Autaritus, after 2,000 Numidian cavalry led by Naravas defected from the rebels to Carthage. The precise location of the battle is unknown. Carthage was fighting a coalition of mutinous soldiers and rebellious African cities in the Mercenary War which had started in 241 BC.
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