Battle of Thapsus

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties Caesarians: minimal
Optimates: ~50,000 killed
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Optimates
Populares
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Julius_Caesar
gptkb:Juba_I_of_Numidia
gptkb:Metellus_Scipio
Cato the Younger
gptkbp:consequence gptkb:Suicide_of_Cato_the_Younger
Collapse of the Optimates resistance in Africa
gptkbp:date 6 April 46 BC
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Munda
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Thapsus
gptkbp:location Thapsus, near present-day Ras Dimas, Tunisia
gptkbp:notableFor Use of war elephants by the Optimates
One of the last major battles of Caesar's Civil War
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Caesar's_Civil_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Ruspina
gptkbp:result Decisive Caesarian victory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Munda
gptkb:The_Roman_Republic
gptkb:War_Elephants
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5