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Battle of Populonia

Battle of Populonia was a battle fought in 282 BC at Populonia, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Populonia. The recorded result: Roman victory.

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Fought282 BC
WherePopulonia, Italy42.989N, 10.491E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRoman RepublicagainstEtruscans

Record

Date282 BC (year precision)
PlacePopulonia, Italy
42.989N, 10.491E
KindBattle, ancient
Commanders
  • Quintus Aemilius Papus
Battle of PopuloniaBattle of PopuloniaSiege of Porto FerrajoBattle of ElbaBattle of PianosaBattle of MeloriaSiege of GrossetoBattle of ElbaBattle of PianosaBattle of MeloriaSiege of GrossetoFlorencePisaLivornoPerugiaArezzoCivitavecchiaAjaccioSan Marino100 km42.989N, 10.491E
Placed at Populonia; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Populonia 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 Q2889686, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Populonia, revision 1380904892, 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.