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BELLUM PUNICUM SECUNDUM (III)
Hannibal in Italia, 212 = 202 a.C.
Res in Africa gestae, 208 = 202 a.C.
B.C.
212. —Hannibal tietaehe.s Hanno to take supplies to Capua ; Hanno camps at Beneventuni.
Tlie Roman consuls were encamped at Bovianum ; from here Fulvins marches to Beneventum and lakes Hanno's
camp. Hanno withdraws to Brultiuni ; the Romans march from Beneventum to Capua.
Hannibal come.s up to Capua, near which place he tiahts a drawn battle with the Roman.-;.
Fulvius now retires towards Ciunae ; and Claudius Nero to Lucania, followed by Hannibal.
Metapontum and Thurii .surrender to the Carthaginians.
Hannibal destroys about l.j.OOO men under a centurion in Lucania.
While the Romans return to besiege Capua, Hannibal marches into Apulia. Here he defeats the praetor Fulvius near
Herdoniae ; then marches to Tarenluni, but fails to take the citadel : he then proceeds against Bmndisium.
211. —Tlie blockade of Capua proceeds.
Hannibal leaves the Bruttii ;
vain attempt to relieve Capua.
encamps in a vallej- behind Mount Tifata ; takes the fort at Calatia ; makes a
He then ciosses the Volturnus, marching against Rome by the Latin Way, through
Cales, Sidicinian territory, AUifae, Casinum, Interamna, Aquinum, into the territory of Fregellae, and to the
river Liris.
Fulvius pursues along the Appian Way, through Setia, Cora and Lanuvium.
Hannibal continues his
within 8 miles of Rome.
course through Frusino, Feientinum, Anagnia, past Mount Algidus, to Tusculum, Oabii, to
Fulvius enters by the Capuan gate, and camps outside between the Esquiline and CoUine gates.
Hannibal advances across the Anio river to the Tucia river, within (i miles from Rome. He marches back again to
Lucania, ami thence to Rhegium. Fulvius Flaccus then returns to Capua, which surrenders to the Romans.
and Calatia also surrender to Rome ( and also Salapia, Hannibal losing his cavalry garrison.
Atella
210. — Marcellus takes Maronea and Meles (?) from the Samnites.
Cneius Fulvius was encamped near Herdoniae ; Hannibal, who had withdrawn into Bruttiuni, marches up and takes
the Roman camp.
Marcellus leaves Samnium, and camps at Numistro, where he engages Hannibal. Hannibal withdraws into Apulia,
being pursued by Marcellus to V'enusia. Hannibal coustantlj" moves off by night, Marcellus following by day.
209. —Marcellus leaves winter quarters early, and meets Hannibal at Canusium. Hannibal withdraws, followed by Marcellus.
They, however, soon engage (place not benig named), and Hannibal, who is worsted, makes for Bruttium. Marcellus
is prevented from following b\' the number of his wounded.
Quintus Fabius takes Manduria, a town in Sallentine territory ; marches to Tarentum, which he takes bj- stratagem.
Hannibal raises the siege of Caulonia in Bruttiuu), and marches to as.sist Tarentum. Hearing it had already fallen,
he retires to Metapontum
208.—Marcellus is in camp at Venusia.
Crispinus besieges Locri ; Hannibal raises the siege by marching to Laciuium. Crispiuus thereupon joins Marcellus
between Venusia and Bantia.
Hannil)al returns into that neighbourhood, and takes Marcellus and a small party in an ambush ; Crispinus withdraws
to the nearest mountains.
Ha:mil)al makes a vain attempt by stratagem on Salapia ; again raises the siege of Locri, now being besieged hy troops
from Sicily.
Part of the Roman army goes into camp at Venusia ; Crispinus leads his army to Capua.
In Africa.—Romans make a successful descent from Sicily on Clupea.
207. — Hannibal marches out along the extreme limits of Lariinim into the territorj- of the Sallentines, harassed by
the Romans on the march.
Romans march out of winter quarters from various Sallentine towns. Hannibal then retires from the temtory of the
Tarentines into Bruttium.
Claudius Xero musters his army at Venusia. Hannibal marches to Grumentum in Lucania. Claudius advances to
meet him, and defciits him there. Hannibal then withdraws towards Apulia. Claudius follows, and successfully
engages him at Venusia. Hannibal now withdraws to Metapontum, and, reinforced, returns to Venusia.
Claudius, in the meantime, marches to reinforce Livius at Sena against Hasdrubal (see Map XXXVII).
Hannibal, on receiving the news of Hasdrubal's defeat, withdraws into Bruttium.
In Afriai.—Romans lay waste the plains about Utica and Carthage ; and on their return to Sicily defeat a
Carthaginian fleet.
206.—The Romans pillage in Consentia; their armies camx> in Lucania. No engagement with Hannibal.
To face Map 39.