Battle of the Metaurus

When

207 BCE

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

43.78° N, 13.01° E

Description

pivotal battle in the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage, fought in 207 BCE near the Metauro River in present-day Italy

207 BC battle during the Second Punic War

The Battle of the Metaurus was a pivotal battle in the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage, fought in 207 BC near the Metauro River in Italy. The Carthaginians were led by Hasdrubal Barca, brother of Hannibal, who was to have brought siege equipment and reinforcements for Hannibal. The Roman armies were led by the consuls Marcus Livius, who was later nicknamed the Salinator, and Gaius Claudius Nero.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Battle of the Metaurus, fought near the Metaurus River in Umbria, is a pivotal battle during the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Römischer Sieg gegen ein Karthagerheer unter Hasdrubal Barkas in der Schlacht am Metaurus”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille du Métaure”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “La Batalla del Metauro, celebrada cerca del río Metauro en Umbría, es una batalla decisiva durante la segunda guerra púnica entre Roma y Cartago”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “معركة ميتوريوس - معركة ميتوريوس قرب نهر ميتاوروس في أومبريا، وهي معركة فاصلة خلال الحرب البونيقية الثانية بين روما وقرطاج”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ローマ軍がカルタゴ軍ハンニバルへの援軍を全滅させ、ハスドルバルを敗死させる（メタウルスの戦い）。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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