Atlas of Battles

commander, 13 engagements

Battles of Pompey

Battles of Pompey

Roman general and statesman (106–48 BC), 106 BC to 48 BC

Pompey is recorded as a commander at 13 placed engagements in the atlas between 82 BC and 48 BC: 11 battles, 1 siege and 1 naval action across 8 present-day countries, most in Spain (5), Turkey (2), Italy (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 9,346 km apart end to end, 779 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Sertorian War (5), Sulla's Civil War (2), Caesar's Civil War (2).

Battle of the Asio RiverBattle of UticaBattle of LauronBattle of SucroBattle of ValentiaBattle of SaguntumBattle near OscaBattle of the PelorusBattle of KorakesionBattle of the LycusSiege of JerusalemBattle of PharsalusBattle of DyrrhachiumBattle of KorakesionBattle of the LycusSiege of JerusalemBattle of PharsalusBattle of DyrrhachiumBaghdadAthensViennaGenevaBarcelonaAlexandriaAnkaraAlgiersMilanDamascus1000 km37.717N, 22.142E
13 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

82 BC: 1 engagements81 BC: 1 engagements76 BC: 1 engagements75 BC: 3 engagements3 in 75 BC72 BC: 1 engagements67 BC: 1 engagements66 BC: 1 engagements65 BC: 1 engagements63 BC: 1 engagements48 BC: 2 engagements82 BC48 BC
13 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of the Asio River, 82 BCBattle of Utica, 81 BCBattle of Lauron, 76 BCBattle of Sucro, 75 BCBattle of Valentia, 75 BCBattle of Saguntum, 75 BCBattle near Osca, 72 BCBattle of Korakesion, 67 BCBattle of the Lycus, 66 BCBattle of the Pelorus, 65 BCSiege of Jerusalem, 63 BCBattle of Pharsalus, 48 BCBattle of Dyrrhachium, 48 BC82 BC48 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
March 82 BCBattle of the Asio RiverAncient Rome, ItalyOptimate victory
81 BCBattle of UticaUtica, Tunisia785 km SSullan victory
76 BCBattle of LauronLauro, Spain948 km WSertorian victory
75 BCBattle of SucroJúcar, Spain17 km EDraw (each side lost one of its wing’s)
75 BCBattle of ValentiaValentia Edetanorum, Spain35 km NRoman victory
75 BCBattle of SaguntumSagunto, Spain25 km NDraw
72 BCBattle near OscaSpain274 km NDecisive Senatorial victory
67 BCBattle of KorakesionAlanya, Turkey2,839 km ERoman victory
66 BCBattle of the LycusKelkit Brook, Turkey658 km NERoman victory; End of the Mithridatic Wars
65 BCBattle of the PelorusAragvi River, Georgia603 km ERoman victory
63 BCSiege of JerusalemJerusalem, Israel1,401 km SWRoman victory
6 June 48 BCBattle of PharsalusFarsala, Greece1,428 km NWCaesarian victory
10 July 48 BCBattle of DyrrhachiumDurrës, Albania335 km NWPompeian 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, Alphanidon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.