Battle of the Liris

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened_Roman_position_in_Italy
gptkbp:alliance Strengthened alliances with local tribes
Weakened alliances with local tribes
gptkbp:battle Roman_consolidation_of_power
gptkbp:casualties Heavy_losses_for_Carthaginian_forces
gptkbp:chessOpening gptkb:Hannibal_Barca
Approximately 30,000 troops
Defensive positioning
Diminished after defeat
Ambush attempts
Disorganized and hasty
Reliance on ambushes
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkb:Carthaginian_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Gaius_Claudius_Nero
gptkb:Hannibal_Barca
gptkbp:date 211 BC
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Use of siege engines
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of the Great Plains
gptkbp:historical_significance Marked_a_turning_point_in_the_Second_Punic_War
gptkbp:historicalRecords gptkb:Livy
Polybius
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Liris
gptkbp:impact Shift in power dynamics in the region
gptkbp:involved Infantry and cavalry units
gptkbp:landscape River_valley_terrain
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_future_Roman_military_tactics
gptkbp:location Liris_River,_Italy
gptkbp:militaryRank Limited by defeat
gptkbp:outcome Carthaginian_retreat
gptkbp:partOf Second Punic War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Metaurus
gptkbp:reform Influenced by battle outcomes
gptkbp:result Roman_victory
gptkbp:significance Decisive_Roman_victory_against_Carthage
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_southern_Italy
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Gaius_Claudius_Nero
Approximately 40,000 troops
Boosted after victory
Adaptation to enemy strategies
Use of superior numbers
Flanking and encirclement
Contributed_to_eventual_Roman_dominance_in_the_Mediterranean.
Flanking_maneuver_by_Roman_forces