Battle of Tauris

Battle of Tauris
Part of Caesar's civil war
DateMarch 47 BC
Location
Tauris (likely Šipan, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia)
Result Caesarian victory[4]
Belligerents
Caesarians[1][2][3] Pompeians[1][2][3]
Commanders and leaders
Publius Vatinius Marcus Octavius (WIA)
Units involved
At least 1 quinquereme 1 quadrireme, 2 triremes, 8 biremes, 8 two-banked galleys, and an unknown number of small ships[5][6]
At least 1 quinquereme[7][5]
Casualties and losses
None

1 quinquereme destroyed
2 triremes, 8 biremes, 8 two-banked galleys and other small ships captured

Some other ships rammed or capsized[5]

The Battle of Tauris[8] was a naval battle during Caesar's civil war in which a Pompeian fleet led by Marcus Octavius was defeated by a Caesarian fleet led by Publius Vatinius operating off the coast of Dalmatia.

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  2. ^ a b Kozličić, M. (1990). "Historijska geografija istočnog Jadrana u starom vijeku". Historijska geografija istočnog Jadrana u starom vijeku. Književni krug, Split: 417 pp. and the end of chapter 46 of Alexandria war.
  3. ^ a b Nikolanci, M. (1974). "Pomorska bitka kod Taurisa, Prilozi povijesti otoka Hvara". Pomorska Bitka Kod Taurisa, Prilozi povijesti otoka Hvara IV: 5–15.
  4. ^ Pseudo-Caesar (1955). "The Alexandrian War". Caesar: Alexandrian war, African war, Spanish war. Loeb Classical Library. Translated by Way, AG. Harvard University Press. ch 45. ISBN 978-0-67499-443-0 – via LacusCurtius.
  5. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference penelope was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Hircio 47
  7. ^ Hircio 46
  8. ^ Machado, José Pedro (1993). Livros Horizonte/Editorial Confluência (ed.). Dicionário Onomástico Etimológico da Língua Portuguesa. Vol. 3.º N-Z (2.ª ed.). Livros Horizonte. ISBN 972-24-0845-3.