Battle of Placentia (194 BC)

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Battle of Placentia
Part of Roman-Gaulish wars
Map of Cisalpine Gaul
Date 194 BC Location Modern-day Piacenza, Italy 45°1′59.999″N 9°42′0.000″E / 45.03333306°N 9.70000000°E / 45.03333306; 9.70000000 Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic	Boii
Commanders and leaders
Tiberius Sempronius Longus	Boiorix
Strength
c. 20,000 men in 4 legions	Unknown
Casualties and losses
5,000 killed	11,000 killed
class=notpageimage| Location within Italy Show map of Italy Battle of Placentia (194 BC) (Mediterranean) Show map of Mediterranean

The Battle of Placentia was fought in 194 BC, near Placentia, between the Roman Republic and the Boii. The Roman army won the battle. The following year, another battle with the Boii would take place in the same region; known as the Battle of Mutina, it would end the Boii threat.^[1]