What the records say
- When
- 217 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 41.18° N, 14.55° E
- Description
- skirmish between the armies of Rome and Carthage during the Second Punic War
Battle of Ager Falernus
Military clash between Rome and Carthage
The Battle of Ager Falernus was a skirmish during the Second Punic War between the armies of Rome and Carthage. After winning the Battle of Lake Trasimene in Italy in 217 BC, the army commanded by Hannibal marched south and reached Campania. The Carthaginians ultimately moved into the district of Falernum, a fertile river valley surrounded by mountains.
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- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Batalla del Ager Falernus”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “معركة فاليرنوس”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page