Battle of Baecula
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The Battle of Baecula was a major engagement of the Second Punic War in 208 BC in Hispania, where Roman forces under Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian army led by Hasdrubal Barca.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Baecula canonical | 2 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the Second Punic War ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Barcid family
ⓘ
Roman–Carthaginian rivalry in Iberia ⓘ |
| combatant |
Carthaginian Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| commander |
Hasdrubal Barca
ⓘ
Scipio Africanus ⓘ
surface form:
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus
Scipio Africanus ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Punic War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Carthaginian-controlled Hispania ⓘ |
| date | 208 BC ⓘ |
| era | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of the Metaurus
ⓘ
Hasdrubal Barca’s march to Italy ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySource |
Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita
ⓘ
Polybius’ Histories ⓘ
surface form:
Polybius’s Histories
|
| historicalRegion | Hispania Ulterior ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryLeader |
Hasdrubal Barca
ⓘ
Scipio Africanus ⓘ |
| location |
Hispania (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hispania
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign | Roman campaign to expel Carthage from Hispania ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Baecula ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early independent command of Scipio Africanus
ⓘ
failure to prevent Hasdrubal’s escape toward Italy ⓘ weakening Carthaginian position in Hispania ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Hasdrubal Barca
ⓘ
Scipio Africanus ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat of Carthaginian army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman campaigns in Hispania
ⓘ
Scipio Africanus’s Iberian campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Upper Baetis ⓘ |
| result | Roman victory ⓘ |
| sideLost | Carthaginian Empire ⓘ |
| sideWon | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
enabled further Roman advances in Hispania
ⓘ
reduction of Carthaginian control in Iberia ⓘ |
| theatre |
Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania
ⓘ
surface form:
Iberian theatre of the Second Punic War
|
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 208 BC ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.