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Battle of Beneventum (212 BC)

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Battle of the Second Punic War in Italy

For the battle of the Pyrrhic War, seeBattle of Beneventum (275 BC).

For the other battle of the Second Punic War with the same name, seeBattle of Beneventum (214 BC).

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Battle of Beneventum

Operations in Campania during the 212 BC campaign

Date	May 212 BC
Location	Beneventum; modernBenevento 41°08′00″N14°47′00″E / 41.1333°N 14.7833°E /41.1333; 14.7833
Result	Roman victory

Belligerents

Commanders and leaders

Strength

18,400

13,000+

Casualties and losses

Unknown

6,000 killed
7,000 captured

v t e Second Punic War
Prelude Saguntum Rhône Crossing of the Alps Italy Ticinus Trebia Mutina 1st Placentia Victumulae Lake Trasimene Umbrian Lake Crossing of the Apennines Ager Falernus Geronium Cannae Silva Litana 1st Nola Nuceria Alfaterna 1st Casilinum Hamae 1st Petelia Cumae 2nd Nola 1st Beneventum 3rd Nola 2nd Casilinum Lucania Arpi 1st Tarentum 2nd Beneventum Thurium Campi Veteres 1st Capua Silarus 1st Herdonia 2nd Capua Rome Sapriportis 2nd Herdonia Numistro Canusium Manduria Caulonia 2nd Tarentum Locri 2nd Petelia Venusia 2nd Placentia Grumentum Metaurus Kroton Insubria Iberia Cissa Ebro River Ibera Illiturgis Munda Orongi Upper Baetis 1st New Carthage Baria Baecula Ilipa Sucro 1st Carteia 2nd Carteia 2nd New Carthage Sicily and Sardinia Lilybaeum Malta Decimomannu Leontini Syracuse Himera Agrigentum North Africa 1st Utica 2nd Utica Great Plains Cirta Zama Greece Apollonia 1st Lamia 2nd Lamia Mantinea

v t e Punic Wars
First Mercenary Second Third

TheBattle of Beneventum was fought betweenCarthage and theRoman Republic in 212 BC during theSecond Punic War. During this conflict,Hanno, son of Bomilcar was defeated byQuintus Fulvius Flaccus.Livy gives a short account of this battle at 25.13-14.^[1]

v t e Battles of thePunic Wars
First Punic War	Treaties Messana Agrigentum Lipari Islands Mylae Thermae Sulci Tyndaris Cape Ecnomus Aspis Adys Bagradas (Tunis) Cape Hermaeum Panormus Drepana Lilybaeum Drepana (siege) Mount Ercte 1st Mt. Eryx 2nd Mt. Eryx Aegates Treaty of Lutatius
Mercenary War	Utica Bagradas Hamilcar's victory with Naravas Carthage The Saw Tunis Leptis Parva
Second Punic War (Battles)	Saguntum Lilybaeum Malta Rhône Crossing of the Alps Cissa Ticinus Trebia Ebro River Lake Trasimene Ager Falernus Geronium Cannae Silva Litana 1st Nola Ibera 2nd Nola Decimomannu 3rd Nola 1st Beneventum Syracuse Heat ray andClaw of Archimedes Sambuca 1st Tarentum 2nd Beneventum 1st Capua Silarus 1st Herdonia Upper Baetis 2nd Capua 2nd Herdonia Numistro Canusium 2nd Tarentum New Carthage Baecula Petelia Grumentum Metaurus Ilipa Sucro Carteia (land) Carteia (naval) Crotona 1st Utica 2nd Utica Great Plains (Bagradas) Cirta Insubria Zama
Third Punic War	Lake Tunis 1st Nepheris Port of Carthage 2nd Nepheris Carthage
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