Classical era · 279 BCE
Battle of Asculum
The Battle of Asculum was a battle that took place near Asculum (modern Ascoli Satriano) in 279 BC, and was thought to have lasted either one or two days, between the Roman Republic under the command of the consuls Publius Decius Mus (who by some accounts died before the battle) and Publius Sulpicius Saverrio, and the forces of King Pyrrhus of Epirus.
- When
- 279 BCE
- Where
- Ascoli Satriano
- Era
- Classical
Topics
Before and after
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