 Battle of Cirta

The Battle of Cirta was a battle during the Second Punic War between the forces of the Massaeyli King Massinissa and the Massaessayli King, Syphax.On Scipio's orders, two of his ablest commanders, Laelius and Masinissa, followed Syphax's retreat to the town of Cirta, wherein Syphax garnered fresh forces to meet the two generals in the open.