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Updated:Apr 23, 2026
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Second Punic War and Hannibal's Italian Campaign (218–201 BCE)

Second Punic War and Hannibal's Italian Campaign (218–201 BCE)

  1. Hannibal besieges and takes Saguntum

    Labels: Saguntum, Hannibal

  2. Hannibal begins overland march from Iberia

    Labels: Hannibal, Iberia

  3. Hannibal crosses the Alps into Italy

    Labels: Alps, Po Valley

  4. Carthaginian cavalry defeats Romans at Ticinus

    Labels: Ticinus, Carthaginian cavalry

  5. Hannibal wins the Battle of the Trebbia

    Labels: Trebbia, Hannibal

  6. Hannibal annihilates Roman army at Lake Trasimene

    Labels: Lake Trasimene, Flaminius

  7. Rome adopts Fabian strategy under Fabius Maximus

    Labels: Fabius Maximus, Fabian strategy

  8. Hannibal destroys Roman army at the Battle of Cannae

    Labels: Cannae, Hannibal

  9. Hannibal captures most of Tarentum

    Labels: Tarentum, Hannibal

  10. Carthaginian-aligned Syracuse falls after Roman siege

    Labels: Syracuse, Rome

  11. Rome retakes Capua after prolonged siege

    Labels: Capua, Rome

  12. Romans recapture Tarentum under Fabius Maximus

    Labels: Tarentum, Fabius Maximus

  13. Scipio captures New Carthage in Iberia

    Labels: New Carthage, Scipio Africanus

  14. Scipio defeats Hasdrubal at Baecula

    Labels: Baecula, Scipio

  15. Rome defeats Hasdrubal at the Battle of the Metaurus

    Labels: Metaurus, Hasdrubal Barca

  16. Scipio wins decisive victory at Ilipa

    Labels: Ilipa, Scipio

  17. Scipio lands in North Africa near Utica

    Labels: Utica, Scipio

  18. Scipio defeats Carthaginian-Numidian forces at the Great Plains

    Labels: Great Plains, Masinissa

  19. Rome defeats Hannibal at the Battle of Zama

    Labels: Zama, Scipio Africanus

  20. Peace treaty ends the Second Punic War

    Labels: Peace treaty, Carthage