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    Battle of Baecula was a major field battle in Iberia during the Second Punic War. Roman Republican and Iberian auxiliary forces under the command of Scipio...
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    base for the Barca dynasty both in silver and manpower. After the Battle of Baecula and Hasdrubal Barca’s departure, further Carthaginian reinforcements...
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    Balearic slinger (category Military of ancient Rome)
    Second Punic War, including the Battle of Baecula. Later, they served as light infantry auxiliaries in various battles, including Julius Caesar's legions...
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    Hasdrubal Barca (category Carthaginian commanders of the Second Punic War)
    advantages. Hasdrubal was defeated by Scipio at the Battle of Baecula but managed to retreat with two-thirds of his army intact. Later in 208 BC, Hasdrubal was...
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    Carthaginian Iberia (category Ancient history of the Iberian Peninsula)
    of Baecula but were not able to prevent him from continuing his march to Italy in order to reinforce his brother Hannibal. The catastrophic defeat of Carthaginian...
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    Spring: Battle of Baecula – Romans in Hispania under P. Cornelius Scipio the Younger defeated Hasdrubal Barca. Hasdrubal managed to save 2/3 of his army...
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  • Mago Barca (category Carthaginian commanders of the Second Punic War)
    The Carthaginians moved their base to Gades. In 208 BC, after the Battle of Baecula, Hasdrubal left Hispania to invade Italy and bring reinforcements...
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  • once more 209 BC – Battle of Asculum – Hannibal once again defeats Marcellus, in an indecisive battle 208 BC – Battle of Baecula – Romans in Hispania...
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  • far outnumbered the Romans. In the spring of 208 BC Hasdrubal moved to engage Scipio at the battle of Baecula. The Carthaginians were defeated, but Hasdrubal...
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    Iberians (category Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula)
    the army of Hasdrubal Barca at the Battle of Baecula (209–208). The war dragged on with Carthage sending more reinforcements until the Battle of Ilipa (modern...
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    battle of Baecula. The Carthaginians were defeated, but Hasdrubal was able to withdraw the majority of his army and prevent any Roman pursuit; most of his losses...
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    Scipio Africanus (category Characters in Book VI of the Aeneid)
    Hasdrubal north of the river Baetis, near Baecula. While Scipio was victorious, the battle was indecisive and Hasdrubal escaped north with most of his army across...
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    in Baecula, recruiting mercenary contingents in Celtiberia and making his way into Gaul in the winter of 208, Hasdrubal waited until the spring of 207...
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  • Hasdrubal Gisco (category Carthaginian commanders of the Second Punic War)
    than a month after the death of his brother Publius. After Hasdrubal Barca left for Italy by escaping the Battle of Baecula, Gisco retired to gather mercenaries...
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  • Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also List of Roman battles Sherman Storytelling:...
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    attempt to ensure the loyalty of their tribes. In the spring of 208 BC Hasdrubal moved to engage Scipio at the battle of Baecula. The Carthaginians were defeated...
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    The Battle of Cannae (/ˈkæni, -eɪ, -aɪ/; Latin: [ˈkanːae̯]) was a key engagement of the Second Punic War between the Roman Republic and Carthage, fought...
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    crossed southern Hispania. This led to the Battle of Baecula. According to Polybius on hearing of the arrival of the Romans he moved his camp and placed...
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    The Battle of Messana in 264 BC was the first military clash between the Roman Republic and Carthage. It marked the start of the First Punic War. In that...
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    Roman Republic (redirect from Rise of Rome)
    base in Hispania. The next year, he defeated Hasdrubal at the Battle of Baecula. After his defeat, Carthage ordered Hasdrubal to reinforce his brother...
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    The Battle of the Trebia (or Trebbia) was the first major battle of the Second Punic War, fought between the Carthaginian forces of Hannibal and a Roman...
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    The Battle of the Bagradas River (the ancient name of the Medjerda), also known as the Battle of Tunis, was a victory by a Carthaginian army led by Xanthippus...
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  • persist and overcome. See detailed battles: Battle of Baecula Battle of Ilipa Battle of Zama Views of the Gallic enemies of Rome have varied widely. Some older...
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    The Battle of Cape Ecnomus or Eknomos (Ancient Greek: Ἔκνομος) was a naval battle, fought off southern Sicily, in 256 BC, between the fleets of Carthage...
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  • The Battle of Zama was fought in 202 BC in what is now Tunisia between a Roman army commanded by Scipio Africanus and a Carthaginian army commanded by...
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    The Battle of the Rhône Crossing was a battle during the Second Punic War in September of 218 BC. Hannibal marched on the Italian Alps, and an army of Gallic...
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    Indibilis and Mandonius (category Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula)
    Hasdrubal Gisco which ended in a victory at the Battle of Baecula in 208 BC. Because of the presence of the Roman general Africanus, Indibilis and Mandonius...
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    The Battle of Tyndaris was a naval battle of the First Punic War that took place off Tyndaris (modern Tindari) in 257 BC. Tyndaris was a Sicilian town...
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  • The Battle of the Upper Baetis was a double battle, comprising the battles of Castulo and Ilorca, fought in 211 BC during the Second Punic War between...
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  • The Battle of the Aegates was a naval battle fought on 10 March 241 BC between the fleets of Carthage and Rome during the First Punic War. It took place...
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