Battle of Grumentum
40°17′02″N 15°54′22″E / 40.28389°N 15.90611°E / 40.28389; 15.90611Result Minor Roman victory Belligerents Roman Republic Carthage Commanders and leaders Gaius Claudius Nero Hannibal Strength Unknown Unknown Casualties and losses 500+ killed
8,000 killed (Roman claim)
700 captured
4 elephants killed
2 elephants captured
2,000 killed after battle
10,706
8,000 killed (Roman claim)
700 captured
4 elephants killed
2 elephants captured
2,000 killed after battle
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Second Punic War
- Prelude
- Saguntum
- Rhone
- Crossing of the Alps
- Italy
- Ticinus
- Trebia
- Mutina
- Placentia
- Victumulae
- Lake Trasimene
- Umbrian Lake
- Crossing of the Apennines
- Ager Falernus
- Geronium
- Cannae
- Silva Litana
- 1st Nola
- Nuceria Alfaterna
- 1st Casilinum
- Hamae
- 1st Petelia
- Cumae
- 2nd Nola
- 1st Beneventum
- 3rd Nola
- 2nd Casilinum
- Lucania
- Arpi
- 1st Tarentum
- 2nd Beneventum
- Campi Veteres
- 1st Capua
- Silarus
- 1st Herdonia
- 2nd Capua
- Rome
- Sapriportis
- 2nd Herdonia
- Numistro
- Canusium
- Manduria
- Caulonia
- 2nd Tarentum
- Locri
- 2nd Petelia
- Venusia
- Grumentum
- Metaurus
- Crotona
- Insubria
- Iberia
- Cissa
- Ebro River
- Ibera
- Illiturgis
- Munda
- Orongi
- Upper Baetis
- 1st New Carthage
- Baria
- Baecula
- Ilipa
- Sucro
- 1st Carteia
- 2nd Carteia
- 2nd New Carthage
- Sicily and Sardinia
- Lilybaeum
- Malta
- Decimomannu
- Leontini
- Syracuse
- Himera
- Agrigentum
- North Africa
- 1st Utica
- 2nd Utica
- Great Plains
- Cirta
- Zama
The Battle of Grumentum was fought in 207 BC between Romans led by Gaius Claudius Nero, and a part of Hannibal's Carthaginian army. The battle was a minor Roman victory, killing 8,000 Carthaginians while only suffering 500 losses. Just north of the battlefield the next day, an irregular battle occurred where another 2,000 Carthaginians were killed. Afterwards, Nero marched north, where he defeated and killed Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal at Metaurus. The battle is described by Livy at 27.41-42.[1]
References
- ^ Livy's History of Rome, Book 27 at Project Gutenberg
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