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BELLUM PUNICUM SECUNDUM (II)
Res gestae in Italia, 215-213 a.C.
Res gestae in Sicilia, 214 = 211 a.C.
B.C.
215.—One Roman aiiiiy bting still above Suessiila, T. Semproiiius (iracchiis assembles his men at SiiuiesMi aud, cros^ijig the
Volturnus, encamps near Liteiniim. He takes the tamp of the Canipaniaus, who were acting against (umao,
al Hamae ; and retires to Cumac.
Hannibal was encamped on Mount Tifata, aliove Capua. He descends on Hamae, but retires again to Tifata. Then
he besieges Cvunae vainly.
iSenipronius Longus comes across Hanno in Lucania, and defeats him at (irumentuni. Hanno retreats among
the iiruttii, while the Romans march back to Luceria.
FaViius, who was at C'ales, crosses the Volturnus and joins (iracchus. They take Saticula, Compulteria, and Trebula :
march between Hannibal and Capua, and encamp above Suessula.
Harniibal leaves a garrison at Tifata. and marches to Nola. where Hanno joins him from the Bruttii. Here a battle
takes pl.acc between tliem and MarccUus, and the Carthaginians are worsted.
Hanno returns to winter quarters among the Ihuttii ; Hannibal goes into winter quarters near Arpi in .Apulia;
Fabius pio\*isi(>ns the camp abo\"e Suessula ; (Jracchus winters at Luceria.
In Hruttium, Hanno makes a vain attempt on Rhcgium, and receives the surrender of Locri.
214.— Hannibal returns to Tifata ;
then makes a vain atlemirt against I'uteoli.
Meanwhile Marccllus returns to Xola, and Fabius attempts Casilinum.
Hanno moves on llcncvcntum from the Bruttii, and .Sempronius Gracchus from Luceria. In the encoinitcr outside
Ucneventum, (Iracchus defeats Hanno.
Hannibal moves on Nola.
towards Tarentum.
Marcellus sends for reinforcements from Suessula and defeats Hannibal, who now retirts
Marcellus then goes from Nola to support Fabius, and they take Casilinum. Marcellus returns to Nola, while Fabius
lays waste Sanniium, taking Compidteria, Telesia, Comi)sa, Aecae and other places.
Hannibal reaches Taientum, devastating the country as he goes. Not reeei\-ing the expected surrender of tlie city.
he retires, and prepares for winter quarters at Salapia.
.5i'ci7i/. — Marccllus undei takes a campaign ; he takes Leontini, blockades Syracuse, receives Helorus and Herbessns in
surrender, and storms Megara.
Himilco arrives with reinforcements from Carthage ; he retakes Heraclea and Agrigentum.
Marcellus encounters the ,Syracusans near Acrillae, any treachery ; and thus become masters of Sicily.
To face Map 38.