Beneventum

Region: Southern Europe · Coordinates: 41.130, 14.781 · 6 events

Events

YearSourceAccount
297 BCLivy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita)He drew them into battle and defeated them, with more fugitives than dead (about 2,000 killed)
214 BCLivy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita)Gracchus entered Beneventum first, and on news that Hanno had camped on the bank of the Calor and was plundering, left the city and pitched camp
212 BCLivy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita)More than 10,000 of the enemy died and 7,000 were taken prisoner, and all the wagons and cattle were captured
AD 14Suetonius, Lives of the CaesarsHe sent Tiberius to Illyricum and meant to accompany him as far as Beneventum, but was detained by a request about a lawsuit.
AD 542Procopius, History of the WarsTotila took the fortresses of Cesena and Petra, went down to Campania and Samnium, and easily took Beneventum.
AD 1080Anna Komnene, The AlexiadThe pope left Rome for Benevento and met Robert in person after the envoys' mediation.
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