Metaurus
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Metaurus is an ancient name for the Metauro River in Italy, known as the site of a decisive battle in the Second Punic War.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient river name
ⓘ
historical geographic location ⓘ |
| ancientNameOf | Metauro River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithYear | 207 BC ⓘ |
| battleBelligerent |
Carthaginian forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleCommanderCarthaginian | Hasdrubal Barca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleCommanderRoman |
Gaius Claudius Nero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marcus Livius Salinator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInAntiquity | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Adriatic Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Metaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernName | Metauro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear | Fano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSourceNear | central Apennines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Umbria (ancient) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | Battle of the Metaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownForPeriod | Second Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
central Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Marche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Italian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Livy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polybius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Roman historical sources ⓘ |
| partOfConflict | Second Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siteOf |
Roman victory over Carthaginians
ⓘ
defeat of Hasdrubal Barca ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key battle that helped decide the Second Punic War ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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