Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Publius Attius Varus

Roman governor of Africa

Publius Attius Varus is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 49 BC and 45 BC: 3 battles and 1 naval action across 2 present-day countries, most in Tunisia (2), Spain (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,299 km apart end to end, 1,433 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Caesar's Civil War (4).

Battle of UticaBattle of CarteiaBattle of ThapsusBattle of MundaBattle of UticaBattle of CarteiaBattle of ThapsusBattle of MundaMadridAlgiersTunisSevilleFezValenciaOranGhardaiaConstantineOujda500 km36.587N, 2.818E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

49 BC: 1 engagements46 BC: 2 engagements2 in 46 BC45 BC: 1 engagements49 BC45 BC
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Utica, 49 BCBattle of Carteia, 46 BCBattle of Thapsus, 46 BCBattle of Munda, 45 BC49 BC45 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
49 BCBattle of UticaUtica, TunisiaCaesarian victory
46 BCBattle of CarteiaCarteia, Spain1,383 km WCaesarian Victory
6 April 46 BCBattle of ThapsusThapsus, Tunisia1,482 km ECaesarian victory
17 March 45 BCBattle of MundaMunda, Spain1,434 km WCaesarian-Mauretanian 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.