What the records say
- When
- 212 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 40.48° N, 14.94° E
- Description
- 212 BCE battle of the Second Punic War in which Hannibal's army destroyed a Roman army led by praetor Marcus Centenius Penula
Battle of the Silarus
212 BC victory of Hannibal's army
The Battle of the Silarus was fought in 212 BC between Hannibal's army and a Roman force led by centurion Marcus Centenius Penula. The vastly outnumbered Carthaginians were victorious, destroying the entire Roman army and killing 15,000 Roman soldiers in the process.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Battle of the Silarus is fought between Hannibal's army and a Roman force led by praetor Marcus Centenius Penula”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Erste Schlacht am Silarus”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Victoria de Aníbal frente al ejército romano en la batalla del Silaro”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “معركة سيلاريوس - معركة سيلاريوس بين جيش حنبعل وقوة رومانية بقيادة البريتور ماركوس سينتنيوس بينولا.وينتصر القرطاجيون ويدمرون جيش بينولا”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page