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 | ||||||
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| Gaius Julius Caesar | Titus Labienus | ||||||
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| 40,000 | 32,000 | ||||||
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| 2,000 | 6,000 | ||||||
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The Battle of Ruspina was fought on January 4, 46 BC in the Roman Republic, between the Republican forces of the Optimates and forces loyal to Julius Caesar. The Republican army was commanded by Titus Labienus, a former Caesar supporter who defected to the side of Pompey the Great during Caesar's civil war.
[edit] The battle
As Labienus's force significantly outnumbered Caesar's, Caesar fell back onto high ground, drawing Labienus into land of his choosing. The battle was a bloody affair, with Caesar losing as much as one-third of his forces, but eventually achieving victory. Caesar would again face Optimate forces three months later in the Battle of Thapsus.
Ruspina is located in modern day Tunisia.
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