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Battle of the Cranita hills

Battle of the Cranita hills was a battle fought in 277 BC at Samnium, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Samnium. It was part of the Pyrrhic War, which ran from 280 BC to 275 BC. The recorded result: Samnite victory.

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Fought277 BC
WhereSamnium, Italy41.432N, 14.623E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSamnite victory
BelligerentsRoman RepublicagainstSamnites
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 the Cranita hills, 277 BC
11 placed engagements of the Pyrrhic War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date277 BC (year precision)
PlaceSamnium, Italy
41.432N, 14.623E
KindBattle, ancient
Commanders
  • Publius Cornelius Rufinus (consul 290 BC)
  • Caius Junius Bubulcus
Battle of the Cranita hillsBattle of the Cranita hillsBattle of BovianumBattle of Ager FalernusBattle of the Caudine ForksBattle of BeneventoBattle of BeneventumBattle of BovianumBattle of the Caudine ForksNaplesSalernoPescaraFoggiaL'AquilaBarlettaVatican CityPotenza100 km41.432N, 14.623E
Placed at Samnium; 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 277 BC

Battle of the Cranita hills 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 Q4872895, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Cranita hills, revision 1370598979, 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.