battle, ancient
Battle of Cana
Battle of Cana was a battle fought in 84 BC in what is now Jordan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Nabataean victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Large Arab army with a reserve force of 10,000 horses.
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Record
| Date | 84 BC (year precision) | |
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| Place | Jordan 31.521N, 35.484E | |
| Kind | Battle, ancient | |
| Strength | Unknown | Large Arab army with a reserve force of 10,000 horses |
| Casualties and losses | Most of the army dead; • Majority of surviving soldiers starved to death while attempting to cross Judea | Unknown / Minimal |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Machaerus AD 71, 15 km E
- Siege of Masada AD 72, 26 km SW
- Battle of Hijla 1918, 33 km N
- Siege of Jerusalem AD 70, 37 km NW
- Siege of Jerusalem 597 BC, 37 km NW
Battle of Cana is one of 159 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 24 in present-day Jordan.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q25830915, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cana, revision 1376971825, 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.