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Battle of Grumentum

Conflict: Second Punic War
Date: 207 BC
Place:
Outcome: Indecisive
Combatants
Rome Carthage
Commanders
Gaius Claudius Nero Hannibal
Strength
Casualties
Second Punic War
TicinusTrebiaLake TrasimeneCannae1st Nola2nd Nola3rd Nola – 1st Capua – Silarus – Herdonia – Upper Baetis – 2nd Capua – 2nd Herdonia – Numistro – Asculum – BaeculaGrumentumMetaurusIlipa – Crotona – Bagbrades – Zama

The Battle of Grumentum was fought in 207 BC between Romans led by Gaius Claudius Nero, and Hannibal's Carthaginian army. The battle was indecisive, and Nero marched north where he defeated and killed Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal at Metaurus. Jump to: navigation, search The Second Punic War was fought between Carthage and Rome from 218 to 202 BC. It was the second of three major wars fought between the Phoenician colony of Carthage, and the Roman Republic, then still confined to the Italian Peninsula. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC Years: 212 BC 211 BC 210 BC 209 BC 208 BC - 207 BC - 206 BC 205 BC... Jump to: navigation, search City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost... Jump to: navigation, search A map of the central Mediterranean Sea, showing the location of Carthage (near modern Tunis). ... Gaius Claudius Nero was a Roman consul who fought in the Battle of the Metaurus. ... Jump to: navigation, search Hannibals feat in crossing the Alps with war elephants passed into European legend: a fresco detail, 1510, Capitoline Museum, Rome Hannibal (from Punic, literally Baal is merciful to me, 247 BC – 182 BC) was a politician, statesman and considered one of the greatest military commanders... Jump to: navigation, search The Second Punic War was fought between Carthage and Rome from 218 to 202 BC. It was the second of three major wars fought between the Phoenician colony of Carthage, and the Roman Republic, then still confined to the Italian Peninsula. ... The Battle of Ticinus (also Tichino or Techino) a battle of the Second Punic War fought between the Carthaginian forces of Hannibal and the Romans under Publius Cornelius Scipio in November 218 BC. It was the first battle to take place on Italian soil. ... The Battle of the Trebia (or Trebbia) was a battle of the Second Punic War fought between the Carthaginian forces of Hannibal and the Roman Republic in 218 BC. Hannibals force was camped across the frozen Trebbia River (flowing from the Apennines), near Piacenza. ... The Battle of Lake Trasimene (June 24, 217 BC, April on the Julian calendar) was a Roman defeat in the Second Punic War between the Carthaginians under Hannibal and the Romans under the consul Gaius Flaminius. ... The Battle of Cannae, August 2, 216 BC, was a significant battle of the Second Punic War. ... Jump to: navigation, search The First Battle of Nola was fought in 216 BC between the forces of Hannibal and a Roman force led by Marcus Claudius Marcellus. ... The Battle of Baecula was fought in 208BC between a campaigning Scipio Africanus and Carthaginian Hadrubal. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Battle of the Metaurus was a pivotal battle in the ancient conflict between Rome and Carthage, fought in 207 BC near the Metaurus River in Italy. ... The Battle of Ilipa was a battle of the Second Punic War. ... The Battle of Zama, fought on October 19, 202 BC, was the decisive battle of the Second Punic War. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC Years: 212 BC 211 BC 210 BC 209 BC 208 BC - 207 BC - 206 BC 205 BC... Gaius Claudius Nero was a Roman consul who fought in the Battle of the Metaurus. ... Jump to: navigation, search Hannibals feat in crossing the Alps with war elephants passed into European legend: a fresco detail, 1510, Capitoline Museum, Rome Hannibal (from Punic, literally Baal is merciful to me, 247 BC – 182 BC) was a politician, statesman and considered one of the greatest military commanders... Hasdrubal was the name of several Carthaginian generals, among whom the following are the most important: 1. ...


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