Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Jugurtha

Battles of Jugurtha

King of Numidia, 160 BC to 104 BC

Jugurtha is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 134 BC and 106 BC: 4 battles and 3 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Algeria (3), Tunisia (3), Spain (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,475 km apart end to end, 246 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Jugurthine War (6).

Battle of ZamaSecond Battle of CirtaSiege of NumantiaSiege of CirtaBattle of SuthulSiege of ZamaBattle of the MuthulSiege of NumantiaSiege of CirtaBattle of SuthulSiege of ZamaMadridBarcelonaAlgiersTunisValenciaOranAnnabaSousse500 km38.962N, 3.420E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

134 BC: 1 engagements112 BC: 1 engagements110 BC: 1 engagements109 BC: 2 engagements2 in 109 BC108 BC: 1 engagements106 BC: 1 engagements134 BC106 BC
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Numantia, 134 BCSiege of Cirta, 112 BCBattle of Suthul, 110 BCSiege of Zama, 109 BCBattle of Zama, 109 BCBattle of the Muthul, 108 BCSecond Battle of Cirta, 106 BC134 BC106 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
134 BCSiege of NumantiaNumantia, SpainRoman victory with destruction of the city
112 BCSiege of CirtaCirta, Algeria988 km SEVictory for Jugurtha; Jugurtha seizes the Numidian throne
110 BCBattle of SuthulNumidia, Algeria74 km ENumidian victory; Romans were forced to withdraw from...
109 BCSiege of ZamaZama Regia, Tunisia170 km ENumidian victory
109 BCBattle of ZamaZama Regia, Tunisia0 km NNumidian victory
108 BCBattle of the MuthulTunisia58 km WStrategic victory for Numidia; Roman retreat
106 BCSecond Battle of CirtaCirta, Algeria185 km WRoman 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, Joachin Ibarra, scanned by Shlavozensky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.