Battle of Grumentum

Saguntum - Lilybaeum II - Rhone - Ticinus - Trebia - Cissa - Lake Trasimeno - Ager Falernus - Geronium - Cannae - I Nola - Nola II - Ibera - Cornus - Nola III - Beneventum I - Syracuse - Tarentum I - Capua I - Beneventum II - Silarus - Herdonia I - Upper Baetis - Capua II - Herdonia II - Numistro - Asculum - Tarentum II - New Carthage - Baecula - Grumentum - Metaurus - Ilipa - Crotona - Large fields - Cirta - Zama

The Battle of Grumentum was a battle between the Romans and Carthaginians in 207 BC

Prehistory

The Roman consul Gaius Claudius Nero was with his army to fight Hannibal in southern Italy had fallen, while his colleague Marcus Livius Salinator should repel the invasion of Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal in the north. 207 BC it came to the battle of the river Grumentum Agri.

The Battle

In Grumentum in Lucania Claudius Nero was able to win a victory over Hannibal, which killed 8,000 members of Hannibal's army, according to Livy and 700 were captured.

Follow

Later, Nero left a part of his troops to guard Hannibal and went to the other part of his army to the north, where he supported Livy Salinator in the victory over Hasdrubal at the Battle of Metaurus.

Source

  • Titus Livy: 27, 41-42
  • Battle of the Punic Wars
  • 207 BC
  • Hannibal
Agri (river) Battle of Rhone Crossing Battle of Ticinus Battle of the Trebia Battle of Cissa Battle of Ager Falernus Battle of Geronium Battle of Nola (215 BC) Battle of Dertosa Battle of Cornus Battle of Nola (214 BC) Battle of Beneventum (214 BC) Battle of Capua Battle of the Silarus Battle of Herdonia (212 BC) Battle of the Upper Baetis Battle of Capua (211 BC) Battle of Herdonia (210 BC) Battle of Canusium Battle of Cartagena (209 BC) Battle of Baecula Battle of the Metaurus Battle of Ilipa Battle of Crotona Battle of Cirta Hasdrubal (Barcid)
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