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Battle of Tifernum

Battle of Tifernum was a battle fought in 297 BC at Città di Castello, 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. Recorded strength: 20,000 against 25,000.

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Fought297 BC
WhereCittà di Castello, Italy43.461N, 12.244E
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRoman RepublicagainstSamnium
Casualties and losses2,000 deadand3,400 dead,; 830 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 Tifernum, 297 BC
4 placed engagements of Third Samnite War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date297 BC (year precision)
PlaceCittà di Castello, Italy
43.461N, 12.244E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength20,00025,000
Casualties and losses2,000 dead3,400 dead,; 830 captured
Commanders
Battle of TifernumBattle of TifernumBattle of FaesulaeBattle of AnghiariBattle of ArretiumBattle of Lake TrasimeneBattle of Pieve al ToppoBattle of AnghiariBattle of Lake TrasimeneFlorenceBolognaPescaraPisaLivornoRavennaAnconaL'Aquila100 km43.461N, 12.244E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
See fr:Troisième guerre samnite#Contexte for the full legend/caption of the map.
See fr:Troisième guerre samnite#Contexte for the full legend/caption of the map.. ColdEel & Ahenobarbus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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In the same war

Battle of Tifernum 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 Q2890214, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tifernum, revision 1378110434, 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.