Battle of Ager Falernus
Battle of Ager Falernus was a battle fought in 217 BC at Campania, in what is now Italy. It was part of Second Punic War, which ran from 218 BC to 201 BC. The recorded result: Carthaginian victory. Recorded strength: 2,000 light infantry; Unknown Spanish infantry; 2,000 oxen; 2,000 camp followers against 4,000 infantry.
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Schema der Einkesselung Hannibals im Falernischen Feld (Ager Falernus) Römische Truppen Karthagische Truppen. Map: OpenStreetMap contributors SVG-File:Ssolbergj JPG-File:Husar de la Princesa derivative work: MagentaGreen, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons .
Fought 217 BC
Where Campania, Italy 41.183N, 14.550E
Outcome Carthaginian victory
Belligerents Carthage against Roman Republic
Casualties and losses Light and 1,000 killed
Where it sits in Second Punic War Battle of Cissa, 218 BC Battle of Lilybaeum, 218 BC Siege of Mutina, 218 BC Battle of Rhone Crossing, 218 BC Battle of Ticinus, 218 BC Battle of the Trebia, 218 BC Battle of Ebro River, 217 BC Battle of Geronium, 217 BC Battle of Ager Falernus, 217 BC Battle of Plaisance, 217 BC Battle of Lake Trasimene, 217 BC Battle of Nola, 216 BC Battle of Silva Litana, 216 BC Siege of Petelia, 216 BC Siege of Acerra, 216 BC Battle of Cannae, 216 BC Battle of Dertosa, 215 BC Battle of Cornus, 215 BC Battle of Cumae, 215 BC Battle of Nola, 215 BC Siege of Syracuse, 214 BC Battle of Nola, 214 BC Battle of Beneventum, 214 BC Battle of Munda, 214 BC Siege of Arpi, 213 BC Battle of the Silarus, 212 BC Battle of Herdonia, 212 BC Battle of Capua, 212 BC Battle of Beneventum, 212 BC First Battle of Tarentum, 212 BC Second Battle of Beneventum, 212 BC Siege of Capua, 212 BC Battle of Tarentum, 212 BC Battle of the Upper Baetis, 211 BC Battle of Capua, 211 BC Battle of Herdonia, 210 BC Battle of Numistro, 210 BC Battle of Sapriportis, 210 BC Battle of Castulo, 210 BC Battle of New Carthage, 209 BC Battle of Canusium, 209 BC Battle of Tarentum, 209 BC Second Battle of Tarentum, 209 BC Siege of Baria, 209 BC Battle of Baecula, 208 BC Battle of Petelia, 208 BC Battle of the Metaurus, 207 BC Battle of Grumentum, 207 BC Battle of Carmona, 207 BC Battle of Ilipa, 206 BC Battle of Carteia, 206 BC Battle of Carteia, 206 BC Battle of Cartagena, 206 BC Battle of Iliturgi, 206 BC Battle of Crotona, 204 BC Siege of Utica, 204 BC Battle of the Great Plains, 203 BC Battle of Utica, 203 BC Po Valley Raid, 203 BC Battle of Cirta, 203 BC Battle of Zama, 202 BC 218 BC 202 BC Battle of Ager Falernus, 217 BC 62 placed engagements of Second Punic War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 217 BC (year precision) Place Campania, Italy41.183N, 14.550E Kind Battle, ancient Strength 2,000 light infantry; Unknown Spanish infantry; 2,000 oxen; 2,000 camp followers 4,000 infantry Casualties and losses Light 1,000 killed Commanders
Battle of Ager Falernus Battle of Ager Falernus Battle of the Caudine Forks Battle of Saticula Battle of Benevento Second Battle of Beneventum Battle of Beneventum Battle of Saticula Naples Salerno Foggia L'Aquila Vatican City Potenza Campobasso 100 km 41.183N, 14.550E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Battle of Ager Falernus is one of 184 engagements of the 3rd century BC in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q999235 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ager Falernus , revision 1385254905, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.
