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Battle of Ascurum

Battle of Ascurum was a battle fought in 46 BC at Mauretania, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Caesar's Civil War, which ran from 49 BC to 45 BC. The recorded result: Mauretanian victory. Recorded strength: 2,000 against 900.

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Fought46 BC
WhereMauretania, Italy42.850N, 13.570E
OutcomeMauretanian victory
BelligerentsPompeiansagainstMauretania
Casualties and losses~1,000 killedandUnknown
Part ofCaesar's Civil War49 BC to 45 BC

Where it sits in the Caesar's Civil War

Battle of Utica, 49 BCBattle of Marseille, 49 BCBattle of Krk, 49 BCSiege of Corfinium, 49 BCSiege of Massilia, 49 BCBattle of Ilerda, 49 BCBattle of the Bagradas River, 49 BCBattle of Tauris, 48 BCSiege of Oricum, 48 BCSiege of Salona, 48 BCBattle of Pharsalus, 48 BCBattle of Dyrrhachium, 48 BCBattle of Tauris, 47 BCBattle of Zela, 47 BCBattle of Hippo Regius, 46 BCBattle of Carteia, 46 BCBattle of Ascurum, 46 BCBattle of Ruspina, 46 BCBattle of Thapsus, 46 BCSiege of Apamea, 45 BCBattle of Munda, 45 BCSiege of Corduba, 45 BCBattle of Lauro, 45 BCSiege of Brundisium, AD 4949 BCAD 49Battle of Ascurum, 46 BC
24 placed engagements of the Caesar's Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date46 BC (year precision)
PlaceMauretania, Italy
42.850N, 13.570E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength2,000900
Casualties and losses~1,000 killedUnknown
Commanders
  • Gnaeus Pompeius (son of Pompey the Great)
  • Bogud
Battle of AscurumBattle of AscurumSiege of Civitella del TrontoBattle of FirmumBattle of CastelfidardoBattle of TolentinoSiege of Macerata in 1377Siege of Civitella del TrontoBattle of FirmumBattle of TolentinoSiege of Macerata in 1377PescaraPerugiaAnconaArezzoL'AquilaCivitavecchiaSan MarinoVatican City100 km42.850N, 13.570E
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Battle of Ascurum is one of 159 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q106855846, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ascurum, revision 1380595534, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.