Battle of Beneventum (212 BC)
Battle of Beneventum | |||||||
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Part of the Second Punic War | |||||||
Operations in Campania during the 212 BC campaign | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Quintus Fulvius Flaccus | Hanno the Elder | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
18,400 | 13,000+ | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown |
6,000 killed 7,000 captured |
The Battle of Beneventum was fought between Carthage and Roman republic in 212 BC. During this conflict Hanno the Elder was defeated by Quintus Fulvius Flaccus. Livy gives a short account of this battle at 25.13-14.[1]
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