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Battle of Gadara

Battle of Gadara was a battle fought in 93 BC at Umm Qais, in what is now Jordan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Umm Qais. The recorded result: Nabataean victory. Recorded strength: unknown against unknown.

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Fought93 BC
WhereUmm Qais, Jordan32.654N, 35.689E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeNabataean victory
BelligerentsHasmonean dynastyagainstNabataean Kingdom
Casualties and lossesEntire army lost/killedandunknown, but negligibly low

Record

Date93 BC (year precision)
PlaceUmm Qais, Jordan
32.654N, 35.689E
KindBattle, ancient
Territorial changeLoss of territories in Transjordan previously gained by the Hasmoneans to the Nabataeans
Strengthunknownunknown
Casualties and lossesEntire army lost/killedunknown, but negligibly low
Commanders
  • Alexander Jannaeus
  • Obodas I
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Placed at Umm Qais; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Gadara is one of 166 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 28 in present-day Jordan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q26234443, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gadara, revision 1376866092, 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.