Siege

Siege of Corduba

17 Mar 45 BCE – 18 Mar 45 BCE · 37.88° N, 4.77° W

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17 Mar 45 BCE – 18 Mar 45 BCE
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Siege
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37.88° N, 4.77° W
Description
45 BCE siege

Siege of Corduba

Final battle of Caesar's Civil War in present-day southern Spain, 45 BC

The siege of Corduba was an engagement near the end of Caesar's Civil War, in which Julius Caesar had besieged the city of Corduba after Sextus Pompey, Son of Pompey Magnus had fled the city leaving Annio Scapula in charge. Caesar stormed the city and 22,000 people died.

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