Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus

Battles of Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus

Roman statesman and general (c. 280 – 203 BC)

Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 217 BC and 209 BC: 2 battles and 2 sieges, all in present-day Italy. Taken in date order, the sites lie 340 km apart end to end, 113 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Second Punic War (4).

Battle of GeroniumBattle of Ager FalernusSiege of ArpiBattle of TarentumBattle of GeroniumBattle of Ager FalernusSiege of ArpiBattle of TarentumNaplesSalernoBariPescaraTarantoBrindisiL'AquilaCasertaBarlettaPotenza200 km41.090N, 15.895E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

217 BC: 2 engagements2 in 217 BC213 BC: 1 engagements209 BC: 1 engagements217 BC209 BC
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Geronium, 217 BCBattle of Ager Falernus, 217 BCSiege of Arpi, 213 BCBattle of Tarentum, 209 BC217 BC209 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
217 BCBattle of GeroniumGeronium, ItalyCarthaginian victory
217 BCBattle of Ager FalernusCampania, Italy66 km SCarthaginian victory
213 BCSiege of ArpiArpi, Italy90 km ERoman victory
209 BCBattle of TarentumTaranto, Italy184 km SERoman victory

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, schurl50 (User:schurl50), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.