| Siege of Curicta | |||||||||
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| Part of Caesar's Civil War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Optimates | Populares | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Lucius Scribonius Libo Marcus Octavius |
Gaius Antonius (POW)  P. Cornelius Dolabella (POW) Titus Pullo | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Unknown |
Many legionaries Some Gallic auxiliaries Fleet of ships | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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15 cohorts 40 galleys | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown |
Nearly all land units captured Fleet lost | ||||||||
The siege of Curicta was a military confrontation that took place during the early stages of Caesar's Civil War. Occurring in 49 BC, it saw a significant force of Populares commanded by Gaius Antonius besieged on the island of Curicta by an Optimate fleet under Lucius Scribonius Libo and Marcus Octavius. It immediately followed and was the result of a naval defeat by Publius Cornelius Dolabella and Antonius eventually capitulated under prolonged siege. These two defeats were some of the most significant suffered by the Populares during the civil war.