Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Mago

Barcid Carthaginian who played an important role in the Second Punic War, 243 BC to 203 BC

Mago is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 218 BC and 203 BC: 5 battles and 2 campaigns across 2 present-day countries, most in Italy (4), Spain (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,556 km apart end to end, 759 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Second Punic War (7).

Hannibal's crossing of the ApenninesBattle of CarmonaHannibal's crossing of the AlpsBattle of CannaeBattle of the Upper BaetisBattle of IlipaPo Valley RaidHannibal's crossing of the AlpsBattle of CannaeBattle of the Upper BaetisBattle of IlipaPo Valley RaidMadridGenevaBarcelonaAlgiersNaplesTunisPalermoValenciaOranZagreb500 km41.232N, 4.891E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

218 BC: 1 engagements1 in 218 BC217 BC: 1 engagements1 in 217 BC216 BC: 1 engagements1 in 216 BC211 BC: 1 engagements1 in 211 BC207 BC: 1 engagements1 in 207 BC206 BC: 1 engagements1 in 206 BC203 BC: 1 engagements1 in 203 BC218 BC203 BC
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Hannibal's crossing of the Alps, 218 BCHannibal's crossing of the Apennines, 217 BCBattle of Cannae, 216 BCBattle of the Upper Baetis, 211 BCBattle of Carmona, 207 BCBattle of Ilipa, 206 BCPo Valley Raid, 203 BC218 BC203 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
218 BCHannibal's crossing of the AlpsAlps, ItalyHannibal arrives in Italy and establishes a base of...
217 BCHannibal's crossing of the ApenninesApennines, Italy642 km SEHannibal continues his journey through Roman Italy.
2 August 216 BCBattle of CannaeCannae, Italy249 km SECarthaginian victory (see Aftermath)
211 BCBattle of the Upper BaetisGuadalquivir, Spain1,999 km WCarthaginian victory
207 BCBattle of CarmonaCarmona, Spain99 km NERoman victory
206 BCBattle of IlipaIlipa, Spain31 km WRoman victory
203 BCPo Valley RaidInsubria, Italy1,536 km NERoman 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. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.