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Battle of Mammes

Battle of Mammes was a battle fought in AD 534 in what is now Tunisia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q2890068. The recorded result: Byzantine victory. Recorded strength: 18,000 against Unknown, but higher than Byzantine numbers.

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FoughtAD 534
WhereTunisia35.800N, 9.783E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeByzantine victory
BelligerentsByzantine EmpireagainstBerber tribes
Casualties and lossesUnknownand10,000 dead
Part ofQ2890068

Where it sits in Q2890068

Battle of Mammes, AD 534Battle of the Bagradas River, AD 536Siege of Carthage, AD 536Battle of Scalas Veteres, AD 537Battle of Sbeitla, AD 540Battle of Cillium, AD 544Battle of Thacia, AD 545Battle of Marta, AD 547Battle of the Fields of Cato, AD 548AD 534AD 548Battle of Mammes, AD 534
9 placed engagements of Q2890068 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 534 (year precision)
PlaceTunisia
35.800N, 9.783E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength18,000Unknown, but higher than Byzantine numbers
Casualties and lossesUnknown10,000 dead
Commanders
  • Solomon (magister militum)
  • Cutzinas
  • Esdilasas
Battle of MammesBattle of Mammesfall of KairouanBattle of ZamaBattle of RuspinaBattle of AdysBattle of Tabrashqfall of KairouanBattle of ZamaBattle of AdysBattle of TabrashqTunisSfaxTébessaSouk AhrasNabeulQasserineBéjaEl Kef100 km35.800N, 9.783E
Placed at its recorded location; 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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Elsewhere in AD 534

Battle of Mammes is one of 120 engagements of the 6th century in the atlas and one of 119 in present-day Tunisia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q85745872, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mammes, revision 1379173519, 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.