Battle of Thapsus
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The Battle of Thapsus was a military engagement that took place on April 6, 46 BC[2] near Thapsus (in modern Tunisia). The forces of the Optimates, led by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Scipio, were defeated by the forces of Julius Caesar.[3] It was followed shortly by the suicides of Scipio and his ally, Cato the Younger, the Numidian King Juba, and his Roman peer Marcus Petreius.
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Battle of Thapsus | |||||||
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Part of Caesar's Civil War | |||||||
Initial troop deployment of the battle | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Populares |
Optimates Numidia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Gaius Julius Caesar |
Metellus Scipio Marcus Petreius Juba I of Numidia Titus Labienus Lucius Afranius Publius Attius Varus (fleet commander) Vergilius (Garrison commander of Thapsus) | ||||||
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Optimates' Army Juba's Army | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
50,000−70,000 (at least 12 legions), 5,000 cavalry |
70,000−90,000 (at least 12 legions), 14,500 cavalry Juba's allied troops with 60 elephants | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
nearly 1,000 | about 10,000 |
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