Battle of Telamon

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Battle of Telamon
View of Talamone
Date 225 BC Location Campo Regio, near Telamon (modern Talamone in Tuscany) Result Roman victory[1]
Belligerents
Roman Republic	Celts
Commanders and leaders
G. Atilius Regulus †, L. Aemilius Papus[1]	Concolitanus (POW), Aneroëstes †[1]
Strength
101,600 infantry, 6,400 cavalry[2]	50,000 infantry, 20,000 cavalry[3]
Casualties and losses
6,000 killed[1]	40,000 killed, 10,000 captured[4]

The Battle of Telamon was fought between the Roman Republic and an alliance of Celtic tribes in 225 BC. The Romans, led by the consuls Gaius Atilius Regulus and Lucius Aemilius Papus, defeated the Celts led by the Gaesatae kings Concolitanus and Aneroëstes. This removed the Celtic threat from Rome and allowed the Romans to extend their influence over northern Italy.