The Battle of Thapsus was a military engagement that took place on April 6, 46 BC near Thapsus. The forces of the Optimates, led by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Scipio, were defeated by the forces of Ju
Initial troop deployment of the battle
Scheme of the battle: 17th-century engraving after Palladio. The elephants are individually depicted.
A Tropaion that may commemorate Caesar's victory over Juba I (Hippo Regius Museum [fr]).
Lucius Manlius Torquatus was a Roman politician and military commander. He was active during the Crisis of the Roman Republic and Caesar's Civil War. He commanded troops at the battles of Oricum, Dyrr
Roman-controlled territory during Caesar's Civil War