Benevento

Benevento (; ) is a city and (municipality) of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento. It is situated on a hill above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino (or Beneventano) and the Sabato. As of June 30, 2025, Benevento has 55,319 inhabitants. It is also the seat of a Catholic archbishop.

duchy

battle fought in 275 BCE

1266 battle between the troops of Charles of Anjou and Manfred of Sicily

battle fought in 214 BCE near modern Benevento during the Second Punic War, in which Roman legions under Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus defeated Hanno's Carthaginian forces, denying Hannibal reinforcements

212 BCE battle of the Second Punic War in which Hanno the Elder was defeated by Quintus Fulvius Flaccus

Italian university

Medieval legend