Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Cumae: contested ground

The ground around Cumae was fought over 4 times between 474 BC and AD 552: 2 battles, 1 siege and 1 naval action, in 3 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of Mount GaurusBattle of CumaeSiege of CumaeBattle of CumaeBattle of CumaeSalernoBariTarantoFoggiaBeneventoCasertaBarlettaVatican City200 km40.849N, 14.054E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Cumae, 474 BCBattle of Mount Gaurus, 342 BCBattle of Cumae, 215 BCSiege of Cumae, AD 552474 BCAD 552
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
474 BCBattle of CumaeGulf of Naples
342 BCBattle of Mount GaurusMount BarbaroFirst War of the Samnites
215 BCBattle of CumaeCumaeSecond Punic War
June AD 552Siege of CumaeCumaeGothic War of 535–554

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.