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Battle of Sentinum

Battle of Sentinum was a battle fought in 295 BC at Sassoferrato, in what is now Italy. It was part of Third Samnite War, which ran from 298 BC to 290 BC. The recorded result: Roman victory.

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Fought295 BC
WhereSassoferrato, Italy43.416N, 12.854E
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRoman RepublicagainstSamnites; Senone Gauls; Etruscans; Umbrians
Casualties and losses8,700 killedand25,000 killed; 8,000 captured
Part ofThird Samnite War298 BC to 290 BC

Where it sits in Third Samnite War

Battle of Tifernum, 297 BCBattle of Sentinum, 295 BCBattle of Camerinum, 295 BCBattle of Aquilonia, 293 BC297 BC293 BCBattle of Sentinum, 295 BC
4 placed engagements of Third Samnite War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date295 BC (year precision)
PlaceSassoferrato, Italy
43.416N, 12.854E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength4 legions (18,000–24,000 Romans); about 20,000 allied troops; Total: about 40,000 menTotal: Nearly 80,000 men; Participated in Battle: about 40,000 men
Casualties and losses8,700 killed25,000 killed; 8,000 captured
Commanders
  • Gellius Egnatius
Battle of SentinumBattle of SentinumBattle of CanturinoBattle of NidastoreBattle of TaginaeBattle of CingoliBattle of CamerinumBattle of NidastoreBattle of TaginaeBattle of CamerinumFlorenceBolognaPescaraPerugiaRavennaArezzoL'AquilaSiena100 km43.416N, 12.854E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Sentinum
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 50 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Sentinum today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-08-13. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 308 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 243 to 946 m, 704 m of relief, steep country and today it is 51% tree cover, 22% grassland, 21% cropland.

tree cover: 51%grassland: 22%cropland: 21%built-up: 4%tree cover 51%grassland 22%cropland 21%built-up 4%
west to east, 10.0 km295 to 668 mnorth to south, 10.0 km281 to 482 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 295 BC

Battle of Sentinum 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 Q635839, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sentinum, revision 1378110537, 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.