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 | |||||||
Roman Republic | Carthage | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Quintus Fulvius Flaccus | Hanno the Elder | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
23,000 | Unknown | ||||||
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.
Coordinates: 41°08′00″N 14°47′00″E / 41.1333°N 14.7833°E