Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus

Roman consul 222 BC, 256 BC to 211 BC

Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 218 BC and 211 BC: 3 battles and 1 naval action, all in present-day Spain. Taken in date order, the sites lie 829 km apart end to end, 276 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Second Punic War (4).

Battle of CissaBattle of Ebro RiverBattle of DertosaBattle of the Upper BaetisBattle of CissaBattle of Ebro RiverBattle of DertosaBattle of the Upper BaetisMadridBarcelonaAlgiersSevilleValenciaCórdobaMurciaGranada‎PalmaCádiz500 km38.950N, 2.550W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

218 BC: 1 engagements1 in 218 BC217 BC: 1 engagements1 in 217 BC215 BC: 1 engagements1 in 215 BC211 BC: 1 engagements1 in 211 BC218 BC211 BC
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Cissa, 218 BCBattle of Ebro River, 217 BCBattle of Dertosa, 215 BCBattle of the Upper Baetis, 211 BC218 BC211 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
218 BCBattle of CissaKesse, SpainRoman victory
217 BCBattle of Ebro RiverEbro, Spain55 km SWRoman victory
215 BCBattle of DertosaHibera, Spain31 km WRoman victory
211 BCBattle of the Upper BaetisGuadalquivir, Spain744 km SWCarthaginian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.