Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus

Ancient Roman statesman and general, 152 BC to 91 BC

Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 109 BC and 108 BC: 2 battles and 2 sieges, all in present-day Tunisia. Taken in date order, the sites lie 139 km apart end to end, 46 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Jugurthine War (4).

Siege of ZamaBattle of ZamaBattle of the MuthulSiege of ThalaSiege of ZamaBattle of ZamaBattle of the MuthulSiege of ThalaTunisConstantineAnnabaSousseSfaxBatnaSkikdaTébessaQairouanBizerte200 km35.929N, 8.976E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

109 BC: 2 engagements2 in 109 BC108 BC: 2 engagements2 in 108 BC109 BC108 BC
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Zama, 109 BCBattle of Zama, 109 BCBattle of the Muthul, 108 BCSiege of Thala, 108 BC109 BC108 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
109 BCSiege of ZamaZama Regia, TunisiaNumidian victory
109 BCBattle of ZamaZama Regia, Tunisia0 km NNumidian victory
108 BCBattle of the MuthulTunisia58 km WStrategic victory for Numidia; Roman retreat
108 BCSiege of ThalaThala, Tunisia81 km SRoman 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.