Baecula, Battle of, Baecula, 208 B.C.
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Name (Latin)
Baecula, Battle of, Baecula, 208 B.C.
Coordinates
-3.1 -3.1 38.016667 38.016667 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C. Campaigns Spain
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
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Q728550
Library of congress:
sh2016000664
Sources of Information
- Work cat: 2016373745: La Segunda Guerra Púnica en la península ibérica: Baecula: arqueología de una batalla, 2015.
- Britannica,com, Mar. 25, 2016:(Ancient Rome, Campaigns in Sicily and Spain; "Though after an engagement at Baecula (Bailen; 208) he was unable to prevent Hasdrubal Barca from marching away to Italy, Scipio profited by his opponent's departure to push back the remaining hostile forces")
- Atlas hist. de Esp. y Port., Larrea, 1999:p. 55 (Scipio consolated the Roman position by taking the city of Baecula, 208BC; map shows a battle at the town of Baecula)
- Bellon, Juan P., et al.; "Baecula, an archaeological analysis of the location of a battle of the second Punic War", Gladius, Anejos 13, 2009:(the authors conclude that, based on archaeological field testing and surveying, the location of Baecula is not modern day Bailen, but lies instead to the east, not far from the modern day town of Santo Tome, Jaen)
- Dictionary of battles and sieges, 2007:(Baecula, 208 BC; 2nd Punic War)