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Battle of Tricamarum

Battle of Tricamarum was a battle fought on 15 December AD 533 at Carthage, in what is now Tunisia. It was part of the Vandalic War, which ran from AD 533 to AD 534. The recorded result: Byzantine victory.

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Summary This is a map of the Kingdom of Vandals & Alans from the French Wikipedia created by Utilisateur:Yugiz circa 550.
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Fought15 December AD 533
WhereCarthage, Tunisia36.850N, 10.317E
OutcomeByzantine victory
BelligerentsByzantine EmpireagainstVandal Kingdom
Part ofVandalic WarAD 533 to AD 534

Where it sits in the Vandalic War

Battle of Ad Decimum, AD 533Battle of Carthage, AD 533Battle of Tricamarum, AD 533AD 533AD 533Battle of Tricamarum, AD 533
3 placed engagements of the Vandalic War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date15 December AD 533
PlaceCarthage, Tunisia
36.850N, 10.317E
KindBattle, medieval
Territorial changeByzantine conquest of North Africa
Commanders
  • Gelimer
  • Tzazo
Battle of TricamarumBattle of TricamarumSiege of CarthageBattle of CarthageBattle of CarthageAction of 29 June 1609Action of May 1612Action of 29 June 1609SousseQairouanBizerteNabeulBéjaEl KefJendoubaSiliana100 km36.850N, 10.317E
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 Tricamarum
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 Tricamarum today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-09-04. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 7 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from -6 to 131 m, 138 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 46% built-up, 28% water, 12% grassland.

built-up: 46%water: 28%grassland: 12%tree cover: 7%cropland: 4%built-up 46%water 28%grassland 12%tree cover 7%cropland 4%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 15 mnorth to south, 10.0 km0 to 63 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

Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 149 BC and 1612.

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 533

Battle of Tricamarum is one of 120 engagements of the 6th century in the atlas and one of 119 in present-day Tunisia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q598261, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tricamarum, revision 1370591535, 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.