battle, ancient

Battle of Cumae

Name: Battle of Cumae
Location: Cumae, Italy

Battle of Cumae was a battle fought in 524 BC at Cumae, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Cumae. The recorded result: Cumaean victory.

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Fought524 BC

WhereCumae, Italy40.849N, 14.054E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeCumaean victory

BelligerentsCumaeagainstEtruscans; Umbrians; Daunians

Record

Date	524 BC (year precision)
Place	Cumae, Italy 40.849N, 14.054E
Kind	Battle, ancient

Placed at Cumae; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Cumae 474 BC, same recorded site
Battle of Mount Gaurus 342 BC, same recorded site
Siege of Cumae AD 552, same recorded site
Battle of Cumae 215 BC, same recorded site
Battle of the Procida Canal 1809, 9.3 km S

Battle of Cumae is one of 31 engagements of the 6th century BC in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q139261257, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cumae (524 BC), revision 1378908614, 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.