First battle on the Silarus
Hannibal's campaign in the Second Punic War
| date | 212 BC Chr. |
|---|---|
| place | at Silarus (today Sele) in Italy |
| output | Carthaginian victory |
| Parties to the conflict | |
|---|---|
| Commander | |
| Troop strength | |
| 26,000 men | approx.15,000 men |
| losses | |
|
a few thousand |
15,000 dead and around 1,000 prisoners |
Saguntum - Lilybaeum II - Rhone - Ticinus - Trebia - Cissa - Lake Trasimeno - Ager Falernus - Geronium - Cannae - Nola I - Nola II - Ibera - Cornus - Nola III - Beneventum I - Syracuse - Tarentum I - Capua I - Beneventum II - Silarus - Herdonia I - Upper Baetis - Capua II - Herdonia II - Numistro - Asculum - Tarentum II - New Carthage - Baecula - Grumentum - Metaurus - Ilipa - Crotona - Large fields - Cirta - Zama
The Battle of the Silarus was a battle of the Second Punic War that took place in 212 BC. Between the Romans and the Carthaginians.
The Carthaginian general Hannibal had succeeded in temporarily ending the siege of Capua by the two Roman consuls of the year, Quintus Fulvius Flaccus and Appius Claudius Pulcher . Fulvius withdrew towards Cumae , Claudius to Lucania . At this point in time the centurion Marcus Centenius Paenula was able to gain command of a force of 8,000 men from the Roman Senate , which was almost doubled again by volunteers. Centenius promised to use his local knowledge of Campania to beat Hannibal, but according to Titus Livius he was a brave soldier, but not a general.
On the river Silarus, today's Sele , Centenius met Hannibal's army, who had stopped pursuing Claudius, who had meanwhile returned to Capua. The battle broke out in which the Roman troops suffered utter defeat. Centenius sought death in battle, only about 1,000 men of his armed forces escaped.
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literature
- Peter Connolly : Hannibal and the enemies of Rome
- Henry Cheval: The Great Enemies of Rome