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Battle of Baecula

208 BCE (Julian)

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Scipio Africanus’s first major field battle after he had taken command of Roman interests in Iberia during the Second Punic War, in which he routed the Carthaginian army under the command of Hasdrubal Barca

01 / KEY FACTS

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Date
208 BCE (Julian)
Precision
Year
Referenced location
Santo Tomé
Source coordinates
38.0167°, -3.1000°
Part of
Second Punic War
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02 / PARTICIPANTS

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Participants are not listed in this record.

Documented participation does not establish opposing sides. Alliances absent from the sources are not reconstructed.

People and command

03 / PROVENANCE

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