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BATTLE // -211 BCE

Battle of Tarentum

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Significance

The Battle of Tarentum in 211 BCE was fought between Hannibal's Carthaginian force of approximately 8,000 troops and a Roman Republican force of approximately 5,000. No outcome is recorded, and the engagement's precise effect on the broader Second Punic War cannot be established from available sources. The battle falls within the period of Hannibal's extended operations in southern Italy following his strategic victories at Trebia, Trasimene, and Cannae, during which Tarentum and its surrounding region were a recurring focus of Carthaginian and Roman contention.

Forces & casualties

Troop strength

  • Carthage8,000
    medium
  • Roman Republic5,000
    medium

Carthage fielded a 1.6 : 1 numerical advantage

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Carthage

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