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Battle of Telamon

Battle of Telamon was a battle fought in 225 BC at Talamone, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Cisalpine Gaul War, which ran from 225 BC to 222 BC. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: 101,600 infantry,; 6,400 cavalry against 50,000 infantry,; 20,000 cavalry.

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Allan Stewart - The Battle of Telamon, 255 BC
Allan Stewart - The Battle of Telamon, 255 BC. Allan Stewart, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought225 BC
WhereTalamone, Italy42.555N, 11.133E
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRoman RepublicagainstCelts
Casualties and losses6,000 killedand40,000 killed,; 10,000 captured
Part ofCisalpine Gaul War225 BC to 222 BC

Record

Date225 BC (year precision)
PlaceTalamone, Italy
42.555N, 11.133E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength101,600 infantry,; 6,400 cavalry50,000 infantry,; 20,000 cavalry
Casualties and losses6,000 killed40,000 killed,; 10,000 captured
Commanders
  • Gaius Atilius Regulus (consul 225 BC)
  • Lucius Aemilius Papus
  • Concolitanus
  • Aneroëstes
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Telamon
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 25 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Telamon today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-09-10. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 8 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from -3 to 282 m, 286 m of relief, hilly country and today it is 68% water, 13% tree cover, 7% cropland.

water: 68%tree cover: 13%cropland: 7%grassland: 6%shrubland: 5%water 68%tree cover 13%cropland 7%grassland 6%shrubland 5%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 55 mnorth to south, 10.0 km0 to 142 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 225 BC

Battle of Telamon 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 Q175985, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Telamon, revision 1378111735, 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.