Publius Sittius (died 44 BC) was a Roman equites and mercenary commander. As a mercenary he was employed by king Bocchus II of East-Mauretania. Sittius fought for Bocchus against king Juba I of Numidia, capturing Juba's capital of Cirta and defeating the Numidian army under general Saburra (the victor of the Battle of the Bagradas). He also supported Julius Caesar in the civil war between Caesar and the Optimates, ultimately catching and killing Faustus Cornelius Sulla and Lucius Afranius and destroying Scipio's fleet off Hippo Regius.[1] He was a personal friend of Marcus Tullius Cicero.[2]
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Catilinarian Conspiracy PubliusSittius supported Catiline and raised troops to aid Catiline in Mauretania. After Catiline was defeated Sittius sold his Spanish...
Battle of Thapsus when their fleet was intercepted and destroyed by PubliusSittius, a mercenary commander in the employ of the Mauretanian king Bogud...
from the west by Caesar's ally Bocchus II and an Italian adventurer, PubliusSittius. He therefore left only 30 elephants behind and marched home to save...
dispatched an army against Numidia led by the Roman Mercenary Commander PubliusSittius. Sittius began raiding Numidian territory before capturing and sacking the...
principality under PubliusSittius. Between 44 and 40 BC, the old western kingdom was once again under a Numidian king, Arabio, who killed Sittius and took his...
of Messalina Publius Silius Nerva - consul Silius Italicus - consul, poet Lucius Cornelius Sisenna - praetor, historian PubliusSittius - wealthy businessman...
family at ancient Rome. The most illustrious member of this gens was PubliusSittius, an adventurer who met with great success during the African War, after...
cities" (with Chullu, Russicada, and Milevum), ruled initially by PubliusSittius. The city was destroyed in the beginning of the 4th century and was...
Roman history." The son of Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica, praetor about 95 BC, and Licinia, Scipio was the grandson of Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica...
days later. Juba and Petreius fled to Numidia, but with Sittius closing in on them (Sittius had defeated the Numidian army under Suburra) they decided...
Battle of Thapsus) Saburra, General of Juba I (killed in battle by PubliusSittius) Lucius Afranius, Roman consul and governor (b. 112 BC) Lucius Manlius...
tribes Lucius Caninius Gallus, Roman politician Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus, Roman consul PubliusSittius, Roman Mercenary commander 43 BC April 22 –...
and his allies, Bocchus II of Mauretania and the mercenary warlord PubliusSittius, invaded Masinissa's kingdom from the west, capturing Cirta. The west...
tribes Lucius Caninius Gallus, Roman politician Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus, Roman consul PubliusSittius, Roman Mercenary commander Wikimedia Commons...
Sittius or at least that part of it which had belonged to Masinissa. The death of Arabio was convenient for the Sittians, since the land of Sittius was...
spurred the Mauretanians into action, and with the help of the mercenary PubliusSittius they invaded and seized much of Numidia. Following Caesar’s invasion...
Africa. Battle of Hippo Regius Pompeian fleet of Scipio destroyed by PubliusSittius Battle of Carteia Pompeian fleet of Attius Varus destroyed 45 BC Battle...
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second century. Publius Artorius Docilis, a standard-bearer in the fourteenth urban cohort, dedicated a monument at Rome to Publius Herennius Macedo...
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