Classical era · 238 BCE

Battle of the Saw

The Battle of the Saw was the culminating battle of a campaign fought between a Carthaginian army led by Hamilcar Barca and a rebel force led by Spendius in 238 BC in what is now northern Tunisia. Carthage was fighting a coalition of mutinous soldiers and rebellious African cities in the Mercenary War which had started in 241 BC.

When: 238 BCE
Where: Djebel Ressas
Era: Classical

Topics

Tunisia275 BCE – today

Before and after

Mercenary War240 BCE – 238 BCE Cleomenean War229 BCE – 222 BCE Show on timeline

Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of the Saw, CC BY-SA 4.0