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First Battle of Clusium

First Battle of Clusium was a battle fought in June 82 BC at Clusium, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Sulla's Civil War, which ran from 83 BC to 81 BC. The recorded result: Indecisive.

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First Battle of Clusium
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FoughtJune 82 BC
WhereClusium, Italy43.050N, 11.671E
OutcomeIndecisive
Belligerents22px Optimatesagainst22px Populares
Part ofSulla's Civil War83 BC to 81 BC

Where it sits in the Sulla's Civil War

Siege of Nola, 90 BCSecond Battle of Clusium, 82 BCBattle of the Esino, 82 BCBattle of the Asio River, 82 BCBattle of Sacriporto, 82 BCBattle of Sena Gallica, 82 BCFirst Battle of Clusium, 82 BCBattle of Faventia, 82 BCBattle of Fidentia, 82 BCBattle of Utica, 81 BC90 BC81 BCFirst Battle of Clusium, 82 BC
10 placed engagements of the Sulla's Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateJune 82 BC (month precision)
PlaceClusium, Italy
43.050N, 11.671E
KindBattle, ancient
Commanders
  • Gnaeus Papirius Carbo (consul 85 BC)
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First Battle of Clusium 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 Q5452512, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Clusium, revision 1370618545, 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.