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Battle of Rhegium

Battle of Rhegium was a battle fought in 278 BC in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Pyrrhic War, which ran from 280 BC to 275 BC. The recorded result: Control maintained by the Campanian garrison; Pyrrhus bypasses the straits.

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Fought278 BC
WhereItaly38.109N, 15.644E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeControl maintained by the Campanian garrison; Pyrrhus bypasses the straits
BelligerentsRoman Republic; Carthage; Campanian garrison of RhegiumagainstEpirus
Part ofPyrrhic War280 BC to 275 BC

Where it sits in the Pyrrhic War

Battle of Heraclea, 280 BCBattle of Asculum, 279 BCSiege of Venusia, 279 BCSiege of Syracuse, 278 BCBattle of Rhegium, 278 BCSiege of Eryx, 277 BCBattle of the Cranita hills, 277 BCBattle of Kroton, 277 BCSiege of Lilybaeum, 276 BCBattle of the Strait of Messina, 276 BCBattle of Beneventum, 275 BC280 BC275 BCBattle of Rhegium, 278 BC
11 placed engagements of the Pyrrhic War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date278 BC (year precision)
PlaceItaly
38.109N, 15.644E
KindBattle, ancient
Commanders
Battle of RhegiumBattle of RhegiumSiege of RhegiumBattaglia di Piazza DuomoBattle of MessanaSiege of MessinaBattle of MesseneBattle of MessanaCataniaSiracusaCatanzaroRagusaCrotoneVibo Valentia100 km38.109N, 15.644E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 278 BC

Battle of Rhegium 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 Q140836845, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Rhegium (278 BC), revision 1370587436, 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.