Battle of Grumentum
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| Battle of Grumentum | |||||||
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| Part of the Second Punic War | |||||||
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| Carthage | Roman Republic | ||||||
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| Hannibal, Mago | Gaius Claudius Nero | ||||||
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| 5,000 | 6,000 infantry 600 calvary | ||||||
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| 800 killed, 700 captured | 500 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Grumentum was fought in 207 BC between Romans led by Gaius Claudius Nero, and Hannibal's Carthaginian army. The battle was a minor Roman victory, and Nero marched north where he defeated and killed Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal at Metaurus. The battle is described by Livy at 27.41-42.
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