ORDER OF BATTLE // -211 BCE
Battle of Tarentum
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 13,000 estimated
Carthage
8,000
Medium-confidence figure
Roman Republic
5,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
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.
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