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• • In the First Battle of Capua, Hannibal defeats the consuls Quintus Fulvius Flaccus and Appius Claudius, but the Roman army escapes, and soon reestablished the siege once again.
  • Hannibal destroys the army of the Roman praetor Marcus Centenius Penula in the battle of the Silarus, then destroys the Roman army of the praetor Gnaeus Fulvius in the First battle of Herdonia, both Roman generals were killed.
  • The Romans take Syracuse, in which Archimedes was killed.
  • Hannibal takes the Greek colony of Tarentum, but a Roman garrison was able to hold out in the citadel until the end of the war.
  • Hannibal was repulsed from Brundisium
• In Rome, Publius Licinius Crassus Dives is elected pontifex maximus over more distinguished candidates, despite never having held any major offices.

Combatants Carthage Roman Republic Commanders Hannibal Quintus Fulvius Flaccus, Appius Claudius Pulcher Strength approximately 30,000 8 Legions, approximately 40,000 Casualties unknown unknown The First Battle of Capua was fought in 212 BC between Hannibal and two Roman consular armies. ... Hannibal, the son of Hamilcar Barca, (247 BC – c. ... Consul (abbrev. ... Two notable Romans of the gens Fulvia were named Quintus Fulvius Flaccus. ... Appius Claudius (PW 123) was a decemvir of the Roman Republic ca 451 BC. Despite being of patrician descent, he supported the plebeian wish for a code of laws, and while in office shared power with their representatives. ... See also Roman Republic (18th century) and Roman Republic (19th century). ... // Definition According to Cicero, Praetor was a title which designated the consuls as the leaders of the armies of the state. ... The Battle of the Silarus was fought in 212 BC between Hannibals army and a Roman force led by Praetor M. Centenius Penula. ... Combatants Carthage Roman Republic Commanders Hannibal Gnaeus Fulvius Strength Around 20,000-30,000 18,000 Casualties Minor 16,000 The first Battle of Herdonia was fought in 212 BC during the Second Punic War between Hannibals Carthaginian army and Roman forces led by Praetor Gnaeus Fulvius Flaccus, brother... Syracuse (Italian, Siracusa, ancient Syracusa - see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a city on the eastern coast of Sicily and the capital of the province of Syracuse, Italy. ... Archimedes (Greek: ; c. ... Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, southern Italy. ... Hannibal, the son of Hamilcar Barca, (247 BC – c. ... Brundisium (Gr. ... See also Roman Republic (18th century) and Roman Republic (19th century). ... Alternate meanings: see Pontifex (disambiguation) In Ancient Rome, the Pontifex Maximus was the high priest of the collegium of the Pontifices, the most august position in Roman religion, open only to a patrician, until 254 BC, when a plebeian first occupied this post. ...

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Deaths

• Archimedes, mathematician and scientist