Battle of Mount Tifata

Battle of Mount Tifata
	Part of Sulla's Second Civil War
	; Sulla Coin
Date	November 83 BC
Location	near Mount Tifata41°3′57.110″N 14°10′12.050″E / 41.06586389°N 14.17001389°ECoordinates: 41°3′57.110″N 14°10′12.050″E / 41.06586389°N 14.17001389°E
Result	Sullan victory
Belligerents
Optimates	Populares
Commanders and leaders
Lucius Cornelius Sulla	Gaius Norbanus
Strength
Up to 40.000 for the whole campaign	Part of 100.000 (spread across multiple armies)
Casualties and losses
124 killed	7.000 killed ; 6.000 captured
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Italy

The Battle of Mount Tifata was fought in 83 BC as part of Sulla's Second Civil War.^[1]

History[]

It was fought in the foothills of Mount Tifata,^[1] a spur of the Apennines,^[2] close to the River Vulturnus, and is alternatively known as the Battle of Casilinum.^[1] The location of the battle suggests that Sulla was moving on Capua.^[1] The Optimate forces were led by Lucius Cornelius Sulla and his officer Quintus Caecilius Metellus, while the Populares were led by Gaius Norbanus.^[1] The battle started when Sulla “immediately attacked” Norbanus, even though Velleius claims Norbanus attacked Sulla.^[1] As an army under Scipio was currently moving to support Norbanus it is likely that Sulla attacked Norbanus by surprise before he could link up with Scipio.^[1] In total Scipio's and Norbanus’ armies numbered 100,000 as compared to at most 40,000 under Sulla.^[1] Sulla was victorious.^[1]^[2] Afterwards Sulla besieged Norbanus in Capua.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Sampson, Gareth C. (2013-09-09). "6". The collapse of Rome : Marius, Sulla and the first Civil War, 91-70 BC. Barnsley, South Yorkshire. pp. Mostly section: Battle of Mount Tifata (Casilinum). ISBN 9781473826854. OCLC 893910287.
^ ^a ^b Beesley, A. H. (2017). The Gracchi, Marius and Sulla. Pinnacle Press.

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[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Sampson, Gareth C. (2013-09-09). "6". The collapse of Rome : Marius, Sulla and the first Civil War, 91-70 BC. Barnsley, South Yorkshire. pp. Mostly section: Battle of Mount Tifata (Casilinum). ISBN 9781473826854. OCLC 893910287.

[:1-2] Beesley, A. H. (2017). The Gracchi, Marius and Sulla. Pinnacle Press.

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