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Battle of the Tagus

Battle of the Tagus was a battle fought in 153 BC in what is now Portugal. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q1202928. The recorded result: Lusitanian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought153 BC
WherePortugal38.852N, 9.014W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeLusitanian victory
BelligerentsRoman RepublicagainstLusitanians
Casualties and losses9,000 killedandUnknown
Part ofQ1202928

Where it sits in Q1202928

Siege of Ocile, 201 BCSiege of the Blastophoenicians, 155 BCBattle of the Tagus, 153 BCBattle of Tribola, 147 BC201 BC147 BCBattle of the Tagus, 153 BC
4 placed engagements of Q1202928 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date153 BC (year precision)
PlacePortugal
38.852N, 9.014W
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and losses9,000 killedUnknown
Commanders
  • Lucius Mummius Achaicus
  • Caesarus
Battle of the TagusBattle of the TagusBattle of AlfarrobeiraCapture of LisbonSiege of LisbonAction of 11 November 1779Siege of LisbonBattle of AlfarrobeiraCapture of LisbonSiege of LisbonÉvoraLeiriaBejaCastelo BrancoSantarémPortalegre100 km38.852N, 9.014W
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 153 BC

Battle of the Tagus is one of 91 engagements of the 2nd century BC in the atlas and one of 135 in present-day Portugal.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q131686739, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Tagus (153 BC), revision 1370602434, 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.