Battle of the Metaurus River
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Carthaginian_retreat
Carthaginian_forces_in_Italy_diminished |
| gptkbp:casualties |
Carthaginian_losses_significant
Roman_losses_relatively_low |
| gptkbp:chessOpening |
Failed to arrive in time
Marked a turning point in the war. Hasdrubal Flanking attempts Led to loss of territory High due to surprise attack Significant loss of leadership Underestimated Roman response Attempted_to_split_Roman_forces Back_to_North_Africa Included_Iberian_and_Numidian_troops Reinforcement_from_Spain Under_command_of_Hasdrubal_Barca |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Rome
Carthage |
| gptkbp:commanded |
Led by Nero and other commanders
|
| gptkbp:date |
207 BC
|
| gptkbp:foughtIn |
gptkb:Roman_Republic
Carthaginian Empire |
| gptkbp:future_plans |
To_unite_with_Hannibal
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
gptkb:Livy
Polybius |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Metaurus River
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Shifted_balance_of_power_in_Italy
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| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Roman_legions
gptkb:Carthaginian_mercenaries |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
Second Punic War
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| gptkbp:location |
Metaurus_River,_Italy
|
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Gaius_Claudius_Nero
Hasdrubal Barca |
| gptkbp:result |
Roman_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
gptkb:Decisive_battle_in_the_Second_Punic_War
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Prevented_Hasdrubal_from_joining_forces_with_Hannibal
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
gptkb:Gaius_Claudius_Nero
Use of cavalry Flanking maneuver Well-prepared and organized Preventing reinforcements Utilized superior tactics Boosted_morale_in_Rome Concentrated_forces_against_Hasdrubal Contributed_to_eventual_Roman_dominance_in_the_war Under_command_of_Gaius_Claudius_Nero_and_others |
| gptkbp:type |
land battle
|
| gptkbp:year |
207
|