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Siege of Cirta

Siege of Cirta was a siege conducted in 112 BC at Cirta, in what is now Algeria. It was part of the Jugurthine War, which ran from 111 BC to 105 BC. The recorded result: Victory for Jugurtha; Jugurtha seizes the Numidian throne. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought112 BC
WhereCirta, Algeria36.367N, 6.612E
OutcomeVictory for Jugurtha; Jugurtha seizes the Numidian throne
BelligerentsAdherbal loyalists and Roman citizensagainstForces under Jugurtha
Casualties and lossesGarrison massacredandLight
Part ofJugurthine War111 BC to 105 BC

Where it sits in the Jugurthine War

Siege of Cirta, 112 BCBattle of Suthul, 110 BCSiege of Zama, 109 BCBattle of Zama, 109 BCBattle of the Muthul, 108 BCSiege of Thala, 108 BCSecond Battle of Cirta, 106 BCSiege of the fortress at Muluccha, 106 BC112 BC106 BCSiege of Cirta, 112 BC
8 placed engagements of the Jugurthine War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date112 BC (year precision)
PlaceCirta, Algeria
36.367N, 6.612E
KindSiege, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesGarrison massacredLight
Commanders
  • Adherbal (king of Numidia)
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 203 BC and 1699.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 112 BC

Siege of Cirta is one of 91 engagements of the 2nd century BC in the atlas and one of 130 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q11949529, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Cirta, revision 1370740264, 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.