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Saburra | |
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Born | c. ? Numidia |
Died | 46 BC |
Cause of death | Killed in action |
Nationality | Numidian |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Juba I of Numidia |
Branch | Numidian army |
Rank | General |
Wars | Caesar's Civil War † Battle of the Bagradas |
Saburra was a Numidian general who served the king of Numidia, Juba I, and fought Julius Caesar during Caesar's Civil War. He managed to defeat one of Caesar's lieutenant, Gaius Scribonius Curio at the Battle of the Bagradas before eventually being killed in battle by a mercenary commander Publius Sittius, who was loyal to Caesar.