Battle of Grumentum | |||||||
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Part of the Second Punic War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Carthage | Roman Republic | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hannibal, Mago | Gaius Claudius Nero | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
5,000 | 6,000 infantry 600 cavalry | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
800 killed, 700 captured | 500 killed |
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.