Battle of Ilipa
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The Battle of Ilipa was a decisive Roman victory in 206 BC in Hispania during the Second Punic War, where Scipio Africanus defeated Carthaginian forces and secured Roman dominance in the Iberian Peninsula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Ilipa canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| aftermath | Roman consolidation of control over Hispania ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Scipio Africanus’ rise to prominence ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Carthaginian Empire
ⓘ
Iberian allies of Carthage ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ allied Iberian troops on the Roman side ⓘ |
| campaign | Scipio Africanus’ Iberian campaign ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | late phase of the Second Punic War ⓘ |
| combatant |
Carthage
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| commander |
Scipio Africanus
ⓘ
surface form:
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus
Scipio Africanus ⓘ |
| commandingSide | Scipio Africanus for Rome ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| date | 206 BC ⓘ |
| era |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Rome
|
| geographicalContext |
southern Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Hispania
|
| hasParticipant |
Carthaginian army
ⓘ
Roman legions ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Second Punic War ⓘ |
| involves |
Carthaginian cavalry
ⓘ
Carthaginian infantry ⓘ Roman cavalry ⓘ Roman infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Hispania
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ near Ilipa ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Western Mediterranean theater ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive Roman tactical victory
ⓘ
removal of Carthaginian threat from Hispania ⓘ use of deceptive deployment by Scipio Africanus ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Hasdrubal Gisco
ⓘ
Mago Barca ⓘ |
| opposingForce | Carthaginian forces in Iberia ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Punic War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Baecula ⓘ |
| region |
Roman Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Hispania
|
| result | Roman victory ⓘ |
| significance | shifted balance of the Second Punic War in favor of Rome ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome |
ended major Carthaginian presence in Hispania
ⓘ
secured Roman dominance in the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | destruction of main Carthaginian field army in Hispania ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
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