Battle of Beneventum

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ancient battle battle

The Battle of Beneventum was a decisive clash in 275 BC between Roman forces and the army of Pyrrhus of Epirus that effectively ended major Greek resistance in southern Italy and paved the way for Roman dominance over Magna Graecia.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Battle of Beneventum (275 BC)	1
Battle of Beneventum (275 BCE)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Beneventum ⓘ surface form: Battle of Beneventum (275 BC)
associatedWith	Roman expansion in Italy ⓘ city of Beneventum ⓘ
belligerent	Epirote League ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Epirus Roman Republic ⓘ
combatant	Epirus ⓘ Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
commander	Manius Curius Dentatus ⓘ Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ
conflict	Pyrrhic War ⓘ
contributedTo	Roman hegemony in the Italian peninsula ⓘ
date	275 BC ⓘ
era	Hellenistic period ⓘ
followedBy	Roman consolidation of Magna Graecia ⓘ
geographicalContext	Magna Graecia ⓘ
hasCasusBelli	Roman–Epirote rivalry in southern Italy ⓘ
historicalRegion	Campania ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources	Ancient Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ
militaryTheater	Italian Peninsula ⓘ
opponent	Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
outcome	withdrawal of Greek forces from most of southern Italy ⓘ
partOf	Pyrrhic War ⓘ
place	Beneventum ⓘ Samnium ⓘ Southern Italy ⓘ surface form: southern Italy
politicalConsequence	strengthening of Roman influence over Greek cities in Italy ⓘ
previousEvent	Battle of Asculum ⓘ Battle of Heraclea ⓘ
recordedBy	Cassius Dio ⓘ Dionysius of Halicarnassus ⓘ Plutarch ⓘ
result	Roman victory ⓘ retreat of Pyrrhus of Epirus from Italy ⓘ
significance	decisive engagement of the Pyrrhic War ⓘ ended major Greek resistance in southern Italy ⓘ paved the way for Roman dominance over Magna Graecia ⓘ
timePeriod	3rd century BC ⓘ
typeOfConflict	land battle ⓘ
usedUnitType	Epirote phalanx ⓘ Roman legion ⓘ war elephants ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Beneventum → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Beneventum ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Beneventum (275 BC)

Pyrrhic War → hasBattle → Battle of Beneventum ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Beneventum (275 BCE)

Magna Graecia → significantEvent → Battle of Beneventum ⓘ