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Battle of Munda

Battle of Munda was a battle fought on 17 March 45 BC at Munda, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Caesar's Civil War, which ran from 49 BC to 45 BC. The recorded result: Caesarian-Mauretanian victory. Recorded strength: 8 legions, 8,000 cavalry, auxiliaries unknown; Total: 50,000−60,000 against 13 legions, cavalry and auxiliaries; Total: 70,000.

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Battle of Munda (engraving by Matthäus Merian, cca 1625)
Battle of Munda (engraving by Matthäus Merian, cca 1625). Author:, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought17 March 45 BC
WhereMunda, Spain37.550N, 4.850W
OutcomeCaesarian-Mauretanian victory
BelligerentsCaesarians; MauretaniaagainstPompeians
Casualties and losses1,000 killed or missing; 500 woundedand30,000 killed
Part ofCaesar's Civil War49 BC to 45 BC

Where it sits in the Caesar's Civil War

Battle of Utica, 49 BCBattle of Marseille, 49 BCBattle of Krk, 49 BCSiege of Corfinium, 49 BCSiege of Massilia, 49 BCBattle of Ilerda, 49 BCBattle of the Bagradas River, 49 BCBattle of Tauris, 48 BCSiege of Oricum, 48 BCSiege of Salona, 48 BCBattle of Pharsalus, 48 BCBattle of Dyrrhachium, 48 BCBattle of Tauris, 47 BCBattle of Zela, 47 BCBattle of Hippo Regius, 46 BCBattle of Carteia, 46 BCBattle of Ascurum, 46 BCBattle of Ruspina, 46 BCBattle of Thapsus, 46 BCSiege of Apamea, 45 BCBattle of Munda, 45 BCSiege of Corduba, 45 BCBattle of Lauro, 45 BCSiege of Brundisium, AD 4949 BCAD 49Battle of Munda, 45 BC
24 placed engagements of the Caesar's Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date17 March 45 BC
PlaceMunda, Spain
37.550N, 4.850W
KindBattle, ancient
Strength8 legions, 8,000 cavalry, auxiliaries unknown; Total: 50,000−60,00013 legions, cavalry and auxiliaries; Total: 70,000
Casualties and losses1,000 killed or missing; 500 wounded30,000 killed
Commanders
  • Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (son of Pompey)
  • Sextus Pompey
  • Titus Labienus
  • Publius Attius Varus
Battle of MundaBattle of MundaBattle of ÉcijaBattle of ArnisolBattle of Almodóvar del RíoBattle of LauroBattle of LucenaBattle of ÉcijaBattle of ArnisolBattle of Almodóvar del RíoBattle of LauroBattle of LucenaGranada‎CádizMálagaMarbellaLinares100 km37.550N, 4.850W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Munda
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Munda today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-08-20. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 215 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 126 to 302 m, 175 m of relief, hilly country and today it is 35% cropland, 34% tree cover, 26% grassland.

cropland: 35%tree cover: 34%grassland: 26%built-up: 4%cropland 35%tree cover 34%grassland 26%built-up 4%
west to east, 10.0 km132 to 275 mnorth to south, 10.0 km150 to 253 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Battle of Munda is one of 159 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q516760, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Munda, revision 1381925580, 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.