Battle of Ruspina
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| Battle of Ruspina | |||||||
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| Part of Caesar's civil war | |||||||
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| Populares | Optimates | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Gaius Julius Caesar | Titus Labienus | ||||||
Caesar's Civil War |
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| Massilia (land) – Ilerda – Massilia (naval) – Utica – Bagradas River – Dyrrhachium – Pharsalus – Ruspina - Thapsus – Munda |
The Battle of Ruspina was fought on January 4, 46 BC between the forces of Julius Caesar and the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus. Labienus, who had been a supporter of Caesar but defected, won the battle by sheer numbers. Caesar lost nearly one-third of his army.
