Battle of Geronium
Battle of Geronium was a battle fought in 217 BC at Geronium, in what is now Italy. It was part of Second Punic War, which ran from 218 BC to 201 BC. The recorded result: Carthaginian victory. Recorded strength: Skirmish: 20,000; Battle: 50,000 against Skirmish: 20,000; Battle: 40,000.
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Plan of the battle of Geronium. Theodore Ayrault Dodge, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons .
Fought 217 BC
Where Geronium, Italy 41.762N, 14.733E
Outcome Carthaginian victory
Belligerents Carthage against Roman Republic
Casualties and losses Unknown and Skirmish: 5,000 killed; Battle: Thousands killed
Where it sits in Second Punic War Battle of Cissa, 218 BC Battle of Lilybaeum, 218 BC Capture of Malta, 218 BC Siege of Mutina, 218 BC Hannibal's crossing of the Alps, 218 BC Battle of Rhone Crossing, 218 BC Battle of Ticinus, 218 BC Battle of the Trebia, 218 BC Battle of Ebro River, 217 BC Battle of Geronium, 217 BC Battle of Ager Falernus, 217 BC Hannibal's crossing of the Apennines, 217 BC Battle of Plaisance, 217 BC Battle of Lake Trasimene, 217 BC Battle of Nola, 216 BC Battle of Silva Litana, 216 BC Siege of Petelia, 216 BC Siege of Acerra, 216 BC Battle of Cannae, 216 BC Battle of Dertosa, 215 BC Battle of Cornus, 215 BC Battle of Cumae, 215 BC Battle of Nola, 215 BC Siege of Syracuse, 214 BC Battle of Nola, 214 BC Battle of Beneventum, 214 BC Battle of Munda, 214 BC Siege of Arpi, 213 BC Battle of the Silarus, 212 BC Battle of Herdonia, 212 BC Battle of Capua, 212 BC Battle of Beneventum, 212 BC First Battle of Tarentum, 212 BC Second Battle of Beneventum, 212 BC Siege of Capua, 212 BC Battle of Tarentum, 212 BC Battle of the Upper Baetis, 211 BC Battle of Capua, 211 BC Hannibal's raid to Rome, 211 BC Battle of Herdonia, 210 BC Battle of Numistro, 210 BC Battle of Sapriportis, 210 BC Battle of Castulo, 210 BC Battle of New Carthage, 209 BC Battle of Canusium, 209 BC Battle of Tarentum, 209 BC Second Battle of Tarentum, 209 BC Siege of Baria, 209 BC Battle of Baecula, 208 BC Battle of Petelia, 208 BC Battle of the Metaurus, 207 BC Battle of Grumentum, 207 BC Battle of Carmona, 207 BC Battle of Ilipa, 206 BC Battle of Carteia, 206 BC Battle of Carteia, 206 BC Battle of Cartagena, 206 BC Battle of Iliturgi, 206 BC Battle of Crotona, 204 BC Siege of Utica, 204 BC Roman invasion of Africa, 204 BC Battle of the Great Plains, 203 BC Battle of Utica, 203 BC Po Valley Raid, 203 BC Battle of Cirta, 203 BC Battle of Zama, 202 BC 218 BC 202 BC Battle of Geronium, 217 BC 67 placed engagements of Second Punic War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 217 BC (year precision) Place Geronium, Italy41.762N, 14.733E Kind Battle, ancient Strength Skirmish: 20,000; Battle: 50,000 Skirmish: 20,000; Battle: 40,000 Casualties and losses Unknown Skirmish: 5,000 killed; Battle: Thousands killed Commanders
Battle of Geronium Battle of Geronium Operation Devon Battle of Bovianum Battle of Civitate Battle of Castel di Sangro Battle of Ager Falernus Operation Devon Battle of Bovianum Battle of Ager Falernus Naples Salerno Bari Pescara L'Aquila Caserta Barletta Potenza 100 km 41.762N, 14.733E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Battle of Geronium is one of 193 engagements of the 3rd century BC in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1974201 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Geronium , revision 1385265374, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.
