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Hamilcar's victory with Naravas

Hamilcar's victory with Naravas was a battle fought in 240 BC at Tunisia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Tunisia. It was part of the Mercenary War, which ran from 240 BC to 238 BC. The recorded result: Carthaginian victory. Recorded strength: 12,000–17,000 against 18,000–23,000.

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Fought240 BC
WhereTunisia34.000N, 10.000E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeCarthaginian victory
BelligerentsCarthageagainstRebels
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUp to: 10,000 killed; 4,000 captured
Part ofMercenary War240 BC to 238 BC

Where it sits in the Mercenary War

Battle of the Bagradas River, 240 BCBattle of Utica, 240 BCHamilcar's victory with Naravas, 240 BCSiege of Carthage, 239 BCBattle of the Saw, 238 BCBattle of Leptis Parva, 238 BCSiege of Tunis, 238 BC240 BC238 BCHamilcar's victory with Naravas, 240 BC
7 placed engagements of the Mercenary War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date240 BC (year precision)
PlaceTunisia
34.000N, 10.000E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength12,000–17,00018,000–23,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUp to: 10,000 killed; 4,000 captured
Commanders
  • Spendius
  • Autaritus
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Placed at Tunisia; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Hamilcar's victory with Naravas is one of 184 engagements of the 3rd century BC in the atlas and one of 119 in present-day Tunisia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5644734, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Hamilcar's defeat of Spendius and Autaritus, revision 1370622468, 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.