Battle of Grumentum

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Battle of Grumentum
Part of the Second Punic War
Plan of the battle of Grumentum
Date Spring 207 BC Location Grumentum, present-day Italy 40°17′02″N 15°54′22″E / 40.28389°N 15.90611°E / 40.28389; 15.90611 Result Minor Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic	Carthage
Commanders and leaders
Gaius Claudius Nero	Hannibal
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
500+ killed	10,706 8,000 killed (Roman claim) 700 captured 4 elephants killed 2 elephants captured 2,000 killed after battle

The Battle of Grumentum was fought in 207 BC between Romans led by Gaius Claudius Nero, and a part of Hannibal's Carthaginian army. The battle was a minor Roman victory, killing 8,000 Carthaginians while only suffering 500 losses. Just north of the battlefield the next day, an irregular battle occurred where another 2,000 Carthaginians were killed. Afterwards, Nero marched north, where he defeated and killed Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal at Metaurus. The battle is described by Livy at 27.41-42.^[1]