Siege of Curicta

Siege of Curicta
Part of Caesar's Civil War
Datec. late June 49 BC
Location45°4′N 14°36′E / 45.067°N 14.600°E / 45.067; 14.600
Result Pompeian victory
Territorial
changes
Capture of Curicta by Optimates
Belligerents
Optimates Populares
Commanders and leaders
Lucius Scribonius Libo
Marcus Octavius
Gaius Antonius (POWSurrendered
P. Cornelius Dolabella (POW)
Titus Pullo
Units involved
Unknown Many legionaries
Some Gallic auxiliaries
Fleet of ships
Strength
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.