Battle of Beneventum (212 BC)
| 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
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 Carthage
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Quintus Fulvius Flaccus | Hanno the Elder | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 23,000 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 6,000 killed 7,000 captured |
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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
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