Battle of Grumentum
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Battle of Grumentum | |||||||
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Part of the Second Punic War | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Gaius Claudius Nero | Hannibal | ||||||
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Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
500 killed |
8,500 8,000 killed (Roman claim) 700 captured 4 elephants killed 2 elephants captured |
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, 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.[1]
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