Siege of Aspis (148 BC)
| Battle of Aspis | |||||||
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| Part of Third Punic War | |||||||
 Carthage during the Third Punic War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Roman Republic | Carthage | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lucius Hostilius | Hasdrubal the Boetharch | ||||||
Siege of Aspis or Battle of Aspis was a engagement during the Third Punic War.[1]
Battle
Soon after Hostilius Mancinus took over command (who appears to have been equally as incompetent), the siege of Carthage was mostly eliminated; therefore, the Roman armies were engaged in various campaigns against smaller settlements in the interior and coast along with that of the Gulf of Carthage; thus, a coordinated assault both via land and sea against Clupea did not accomplish anything.[2] Neapolis was surrendered but subsequently sacked; however, Hippo Agra remained in action.[3][4] The Roman siege engines would subsequently be destroyed during a surprise attack by the enemy's defenders with help from the enemy's defenders; therefore, the Romans returned to their winter quarters located at Castra Cornelia (the site of Scipio Africanus' original camp).[5][6]
References
- ^ "Appian, The Punic Wars 22 - Livius". www.livius.org. Retrieved 2026-02-08.
- ^ Bagnall 1999, pp. 315.
- ^ Kern 1999, pp. 291.
- ^ "LacusCurtius • Diodorus Siculus — Book XXXII". penelope.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2026-02-08.
{{cite web}}: no-break space character in|title=at position 39 (help) - ^ Bagnall 1999, pp. 316.
- ^ Cook 1930, pp. 481.
Bibliography
- Bagnall, Nigel (1999). The Punic Wars: Rome, Carthage and the Struggle for the Mediterranean. London: Pimlico. ISBN 978-0-7126-6608-4.
- Kern, Paul Bentley (1999). Ancient Siege Warfare. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253335463.
- Cook, S. A. (1930). Cambridge Ancient History, Vol. 8: Rome and the Mediterranean. The University Press.