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Battle of the Muthul

Battle of the Muthul was a battle fought in 108 BC in what is now Tunisia. It was part of the Jugurthine War, which ran from 111 BC to 105 BC. The recorded result: Strategic victory for Numidia; Roman retreat.

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Jugurta es entregado prisionero a Mario por Sila. Grabado en talla dulce (recortado) de Manuel Salvador Carmona por dibujo de Mariano Salvador Maella para la edición de Ibarra de La conjuración de Cat. Joachin Ibarra, scanned by Shlavozensky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought108 BC
WhereTunisia36.291N, 8.675E
OutcomeStrategic victory for Numidia; Roman retreat
BelligerentsKingdom of NumidiaagainstRoman Republic
Casualties and lossesLowandHigh
Part ofJugurthine War111 BC to 105 BC

Where it sits in the Jugurthine War

Siege of Cirta, 112 BCBattle of Suthul, 110 BCSiege of Zama, 109 BCBattle of Zama, 109 BCBattle of the Muthul, 108 BCSiege of Thala, 108 BCSecond Battle of Cirta, 106 BCSiege of the fortress at Muluccha, 106 BC112 BC106 BCBattle of the Muthul, 108 BC
8 placed engagements of the Jugurthine War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date108 BC (year precision)
PlaceTunisia
36.291N, 8.675E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength20,000 (light infantry, Numidian cavalry); 44 War elephants65,000, 70,000 (heavy infantry, heavy and light cavalry, archers, slingers) five legions
Casualties and lossesLowHigh
Commanders
Battle of the MuthulBattle of the MuthulBattle of KefHammadid capture of Béja (1015)Battle of ZamaBattle of TabrashqSiege of ThalaBattle of KefHammadid capture of Béja (1015)Battle of TabrashqSiege of ThalaTunisAnnabaSousseSkikdaTébessaQairouanBizerteSouk Ahras100 km36.291N, 8.675E
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Elsewhere in 108 BC

Battle of the Muthul is one of 91 engagements of the 2nd century BC in the atlas and one of 119 in present-day Tunisia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2890816, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Muthul, revision 1378115134, 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.