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Battle of Sbeitla

Battle of Sbeitla was a battle fought in AD 540 at Sufetula, in what is now Tunisia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Sufetula. It was part of the Moorish Wars, which ran from AD 533 to AD 548. The recorded result: Byzantine victory.

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FoughtAD 540
WhereSufetula, Tunisia35.240N, 9.120E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeByzantine victory
BelligerentsByzantine Empire; Pro-Roman BerbersagainstBerbers; • Laguatan; • Frexes; • Ifuraces
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofMoorish WarsAD 533 to AD 548

Where it sits in the Moorish Wars

Battle of Mammes, AD 534Battle of the Bagradas River, AD 536Siege of Carthage, AD 536Battle of Scalas Veteres, AD 537Aurès campaign, AD 539Battle of Sbeitla, AD 540Battle of Cillium, AD 544Battle of Thacia, AD 545Battle of Marta, AD 547Battle of the Fields of Cato, AD 548AD 534AD 548Battle of Sbeitla, AD 540
10 placed engagements of the Moorish Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 540 (year precision)
PlaceSufetula, Tunisia
35.240N, 9.120E
KindBattle, medieval
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • John Troglita
  • Geiserith
  • Cutzinas
  • Ifisdaïas
  • Antalas
  • Ierna
  • Carcasan
  • Bruten
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Placed at Sufetula; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in AD 540

Battle of Sbeitla is one of 128 engagements of the 6th century in the atlas and one of 133 in present-day Tunisia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q110639867, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sufetula (546 or 547), revision 1382988750, 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.