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Battle of the Pelorus | |||||||
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Part of Caucasian campaign of Pompey | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Roman Republic | Kingdom of Iberia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Pompey | Artoces of Iberia | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown |
9,000 dead[1] 10,000 taken prisoner[1] |
The Battle of the Pelorus river was fought in the spring of 65 BC between a Roman Republican army under the command of the Roman general Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (better known as Pompey the Great) and an Iberian army commanded by king Artoces of Iberia.[2] The battle was fought near the Pelorus river in the centre of Iberia and ended in a stunning victory for the Roman army.[1]