battle, ancient

Battle of Oroscopa

Name: Battle of Oroscopa
Location: Tunisia

Battle of Oroscopa was a battle fought in 151 BC at Tunisia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Tunisia. The recorded result: Numidian victory. Recorded strength: 31,400 against Unknown.

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Fought151 BC

WhereTunisia34.000N, 10.000E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeNumidian victory

BelligerentsCarthage; Numidian rebelsagainstNumidia

Casualties and lossesUnknown, but very heavyandUnknown, but light

Record

Date	151 BC (year precision)
Place	Tunisia 34.000N, 10.000E
Kind	Battle, ancient
Strength	31,400	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown, but very heavy	Unknown, but light
Commanders	Hasdrubal the Boetharch	Masinissa Gulussa

Placed at Tunisia; 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 Wadi Akarit 1943, 17 km SE
Battle of Medenine 1943, 49 km SE
Battle of the Mareth Line 1943, 49 km SE
Battle of Djerba 1560, 85 km E
Siege of Djerba 1432, 85 km E

Battle of Oroscopa is one of 94 engagements of the 2nd century BC in the atlas and one of 133 in present-day Tunisia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q9377248, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Oroscopa, revision 1370452351, 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.