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Battle of the Port of Carthage

Battle of the Port of Carthage was a naval engagement fought in 147 BC at Gulf of Tunis, in what is now Tunisia. It was part of Third Punic War, which ran from 149 BC to 146 BC. The recorded result: Carthaginian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 50 ships.

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Fought147 BC
WhereGulf of Tunis, Tunisia37.000N, 10.500E
OutcomeCarthaginian victory
BelligerentsRoman RepublicagainstCarthage
Part ofThird Punic War149 BC to 146 BC

Where it sits in Third Punic War

Siege of Carthage, 149 BCFirst Battle of Nepheris, 149 BCBattle of Lake Tunis, 149 BCBattle of Lake Tunis, 149 BCBattle of the Port of Carthage, 147 BCSecond Battle of Nepheris, 147 BC149 BC147 BCBattle of the Port of Carthage, 147 BC
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Record

Date147 BC (year precision)
PlaceGulf of Tunis, Tunisia
37.000N, 10.500E
KindNaval engagement, ancient
StrengthUnknown50 ships
Commanders
  • Hasdrubal the Boetharch
Battle of the Port of CarthageBattle of the Port of CarthageBattle of CarthageSiege of CarthageBattle of CarthageBattle of TricamarumAction of May 1612SousseBizerteNabeulMarsalaBéjaEl KefJendoubaSiliana100 km37.000N, 10.500E
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Elsewhere in 147 BC

Battle of the Port of Carthage 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 Q4872996, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Port of Carthage, revision 1370601865, 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.