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Battle of Pistoria

Battle of Pistoria was a battle fought in 62 BC in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the list of Roman civil wars and revolts, which ran from 509 BC to AD 476. The recorded result: Government victory. Recorded strength: More than Catiline against At least 3,000.

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Fought62 BC
WhereItaly43.933N, 10.917E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeGovernment victory
BelligerentsRoman RepublicagainstCatilinarian rebels
Part oflist of Roman civil wars and revolts509 BC to AD 476

Where it sits in the list of Roman civil wars and revolts

Battle of the Colline Gate, 82 BCBattle of Pistoria, 62 BCBattle of Forum Gallorum, 43 BCBattle of Locus Castrorum, AD 69Siege of Piacenza, AD 69Battle of Forum Julii, AD 69Battles of Bedriacum, AD 69First Battle of Bedriacum, AD 69Second Battle of Bedriacum, AD 69Battle of Rome, AD 69Siege of Byzantium, AD 193Battle of Issus, AD 194Battle of Lugdunum, AD 197Battle of Interamna Nahars, AD 25382 BCAD 253Battle of Pistoria, 62 BC
14 placed engagements of the list of Roman civil wars and revolts in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date62 BC (year precision)
PlaceItaly
43.933N, 10.917E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthMore than CatilineAt least 3,000
Commanders
  • Marcus Petreius
  • Gaius Antonius Hybrida
  • Catiline
Battle of PistoriaBattle of PistoriaBattle of GavinanaValibonaBattle of AltopascioBattle of Riva RidgeBattle of San RomanoValibonaBattle of AltopascioBattle of Riva RidgeBattle of San RomanoGenoaBolognaParmaPerugiaRavennaFerraraArezzoSiena100 km43.933N, 10.917E
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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In the same war

Battle of Pistoria 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 Q1862056, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pistoria, revision 1370586176, 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.