Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Hanno

Carthaginian officer in the Second Punic War, son of Bomilcar, born 251 BC

Hanno is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 216 BC and 211 BC: 5 battles, all in present-day Italy. Taken in date order, the sites lie 217 km apart end to end, 54 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Second Punic War (5).

Battle of CannaeBattle of NolaBattle of BeneventumBattle of BeneventumBattle of CapuaBattle of CannaeBattle of NolaBattle of BeneventumBattle of BeneventumBattle of CapuaNaplesSalernoBariPescaraTarantoLecceFoggiaBrindisiL'AquilaCaserta200 km41.116N, 15.191E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

216 BC: 1 engagements1 in 216 BC215 BC: 1 engagements1 in 215 BC214 BC: 1 engagements1 in 214 BC212 BC: 1 engagements1 in 212 BC211 BC: 1 engagements1 in 211 BC216 BC211 BC
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Cannae, 216 BCBattle of Nola, 215 BCBattle of Beneventum, 214 BCBattle of Beneventum, 212 BCBattle of Capua, 211 BC216 BC211 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
2 August 216 BCBattle of CannaeCannae, ItalyCarthaginian victory (see Aftermath)
August 215 BCBattle of NolaNola, Italy141 km WSee Aftermath section
214 BCBattle of BeneventumBenevento, Italy31 km NERoman victory
212 BCBattle of BeneventumBenevento, Italy0 km NRoman victory
211 BCBattle of CapuaCapua, Italy45 km WRoman victory; Fall of Capua

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.