Battle of Beneventum (214 BC)
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For the battle of the Pyrrhic War, see Battle of Beneventum (275 BC).
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Battle of Beneventum | |||||||
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Part of the Second Punic War | |||||||
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Roman Republic | Carthage | ||||||
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Tiberius Gracchus | Hanno | ||||||
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unknown | unknown | ||||||
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unknown | unknown |
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The Battle of Beneventum was fought in 214 BC near modern Benevento during the Second Punic War. Roman legions under Tiberius Gracchus defeated Hanno's Carthaginian forces, denying Hannibal reinforcements.