Battle of Panormus

When

251 BCE

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

38.12° N, 13.37° E

Description

Roman victory leading to Panormus (modern-day Palermo) being under Roman control for the remainder of the First Punic War

Battle of the First Punic War, 250 BCE

The Battle of Panormus was fought in Sicily in 250 BC during the First Punic War between a Roman army led by Lucius Caecilius Metellus and a Carthaginian force led by Hasdrubal, son of Hanno. The Roman force of two Roman and two allied legions defending the city of Panormus defeated the much larger Carthaginian army of 30,000 men and between 60 and 142 war elephants.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Romans, led by Lucius Caecilius Metellus, attack the Carthaginian held port city of Panormus after taking Kephalodon”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Panormus Muharebesi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Sommer – Im Ersten Punischen Krieg kommt es zur Schlacht von Panormus (heute: Palermo)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Los romanos, dirigidos por el cónsul Metelo, atacan la ciudad portuaria de Panormo ocupada por los cartagineses después de tomar Cefalodón”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• First Punic War264 BCE · War