Battle of Cantenna
| Battle of Cantenna | |||||||
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| Part of the Third Servile War | |||||||
Magna Graecia, about 280 B.C. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Roman Republic | Army of escaped slaves | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Marcus Licinius Crassus Quintus Marcius Rufus Lucius Pomptinus |
Gannicus † Castus † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 8 Roman legions with auxiliaries (about 45,000 men) | about 30,000 runaway slaves and gladiators | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| About 4,000–5,000 men | 12,300 killed (Plutarch) and about 15,000 taken prisoner | ||||||
The Battle of Cantenna was one of the last battles of the Third Servile War, and took place in 71 BC near Cantenna, Lucania, about 5 km (3.1 mi) from Giungano. The slave army was annihilated by Marcus Licinius Crassus' legions.