Battle of Beneventum (214 BC)
- Battle of Beneventum (214 BC)
Infobox Military Conflict
conflict = Battle of Beneventum
partof = the Second Punic War
caption =
date = 214 BC
place = Beneventum; modern Benevento
result = Roman victory
combatant1 = Roman Republic
combatant2 = Carthage
commander1 = Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus
commander2 = Hanno
strength1 = "unknown"
strength2 = "unknown"
casualties1 = "unknown"
casualties2 = "unknown"
The Battle of Beneventum was fought in 214 BC near modern Benevento during the Second Punic War. Roman legions under Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (consul 215 and 213 BC) defeated Hanno's Carthaginian forces, denying Hannibal reinforcements.Livy 24.14-16 describes the battle in brief. This battle is notable for Gracchus' use of slaves (as infantry) who spent much of the battle gathering enemy heads, as it had been promised them that this 'currency' would buy their freedom that day.
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