Battle of Grumentum

Battle of Grumentum
Part of the Second Punic War
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; 15.90611Coordinates: 40°17′02″N 15°54′22″E / 40.28389°N 15.90611°E / 40.28389; 15.90611 Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic	Carthage
Commanders and leaders
Gaius Claudius Nero	Hannibal
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
500 killed	8,500 8,000 killed (Roman claim) 700 captured 4 elephants killed 2 elephants captured

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, and 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]

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