Battle of Carteia
Battle of Carteia was a naval engagement fought in 206 BC at Carteia, in what is now Spain. It was part of Second Punic War, which ran from 218 BC to 201 BC. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: 1 quinquereme; 7 triremes against 1 quinquereme; 8 triremes.
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Fought 206 BC
Where Carteia, Spain 36.160N, 5.415W
Outcome Roman victory
Belligerents 19px Roman Republic against 12px Carthage
Where it sits in Second Punic War Battle of Cissa, 218 BC Battle of Lilybaeum, 218 BC Capture of Malta, 218 BC Siege of Mutina, 218 BC Hannibal's crossing of the Alps, 218 BC Battle of Rhone Crossing, 218 BC Battle of Ticinus, 218 BC Battle of the Trebia, 218 BC Battle of Ebro River, 217 BC Battle of Geronium, 217 BC Battle of Ager Falernus, 217 BC Hannibal's crossing of the Apennines, 217 BC Battle of Plaisance, 217 BC Battle of Lake Trasimene, 217 BC Battle of Nola, 216 BC Battle of Silva Litana, 216 BC Siege of Petelia, 216 BC Siege of Acerra, 216 BC Battle of Cannae, 216 BC Battle of Dertosa, 215 BC Battle of Cornus, 215 BC Battle of Cumae, 215 BC Battle of Nola, 215 BC Siege of Syracuse, 214 BC Battle of Nola, 214 BC Battle of Beneventum, 214 BC Battle of Munda, 214 BC Siege of Arpi, 213 BC Battle of the Silarus, 212 BC Battle of Herdonia, 212 BC Battle of Capua, 212 BC Battle of Beneventum, 212 BC First Battle of Tarentum, 212 BC Second Battle of Beneventum, 212 BC Siege of Capua, 212 BC Battle of Tarentum, 212 BC Battle of the Upper Baetis, 211 BC Battle of Capua, 211 BC Hannibal's raid to Rome, 211 BC Battle of Herdonia, 210 BC Battle of Numistro, 210 BC Battle of Sapriportis, 210 BC Battle of Castulo, 210 BC Battle of New Carthage, 209 BC Battle of Canusium, 209 BC Battle of Tarentum, 209 BC Second Battle of Tarentum, 209 BC Siege of Baria, 209 BC Battle of Baecula, 208 BC Battle of Petelia, 208 BC Battle of the Metaurus, 207 BC Battle of Grumentum, 207 BC Battle of Carmona, 207 BC Battle of Ilipa, 206 BC Battle of Carteia, 206 BC Battle of Carteia, 206 BC Battle of Cartagena, 206 BC Battle of Iliturgi, 206 BC Battle of Crotona, 204 BC Siege of Utica, 204 BC Roman invasion of Africa, 204 BC Battle of the Great Plains, 203 BC Battle of Utica, 203 BC Po Valley Raid, 203 BC Battle of Cirta, 203 BC Battle of Zama, 202 BC 218 BC 202 BC Battle of Carteia, 206 BC 67 placed engagements of Second Punic War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 206 BC (year precision) Place Carteia, Spain36.160N, 5.415W Kind Naval engagement, ancient Strength 1 quinquereme; 7 triremes 1 quinquereme; 8 triremes Commanders Adherbal (Carthaginian Governor of Gades)
Battle of Carteia Battle of Carteia Operation Pedestal Battle of Gibraltar Battle of Gibraltar First Battle of Algeciras Algeciras Campaign Battle of Gibraltar Tangier Granada Cádiz Málaga Ksar El Kebir Huelva Larache Marbella 100 km 36.160N, 5.415W The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Nearest engagements
Contested ground: this site was fought over 30 times between 206 BC and 1988.
Battle of Carteia is one of 193 engagements of the 3rd century BC in the atlas and one of 1,204 in present-day Spain.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3822486 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Carteia (naval) , revision 1370436417, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.