Titus Sempronius Longus (Born c. 260 BC) was a Roman consul during the Second Punic War and a contemporary of Publius Cornelius Scipio. In 218 BC, Sempronius was sent to Africa with 160 quinqueremes to gather forces and supplies, while Scipio was sent to Iberia to intercept Hannibal. It was at this time, striking from Lilybaeum, on the island of Sicily, that Sempronius Longus captured Malta from the Carthaginians. ^[1] Roman or Romans may refer to: History Ancient Rome Roman Kingdom (753 BC to 509 BC) Roman Republic (509 BC to 44 BC) Roman Empire (44 BC to AD 476) Roman citizen Byzantine Empire (330 to 1453), also known as the Eastern Roman Empire Romioi, a name for the Greeks... For modern, semi-diplomatic or colonial consuls, see Consul (representative). ... The Second Punic War was fought between Carthage and Rome from 218 to 202 BC. It was the second of three major wars fought between the former Phoenician colony of Carthage, and the Roman Republic, then still confined to the Italian Peninsula. ... Publius Cornelius Scipio (died 211 BC) was a general and statesman of the Roman Republic. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC - 210s BC - 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC Years: 223 BC 222 BC 221 BC 220 BC 219 BC - 218 BC - 217 BC 216 BC... A quinquireme was a galley, a warship propelled by oars, developed from the earlier trireme. ... Roman Imperial province of Hispania Tarraconensis, 120 AD Hispania Tarraconensis was one of three Roman provinces in Hispania. ... For other uses, see Hannibal (disambiguation). ... Marsala is a seaport city located in the province of Trapani on the island of Sicily in Italy, of 77,784 inhabitants (2001). ... Sicilian disambiguates here; see also Sicilian language or Sicilian Defence. ... A map of the central Mediterranean Sea, showing the location of Carthage (near modern Tunis). ...

Shortly thereafter, with Scipio wounded and pursued by Hannibal's forces after the Battle of Ticinus, the Senate sent for Titus Sempronius Longus. Upon his arrival in December, and reportedly against Scipio's advice, Sempronius Longus led an ambitious attack at the Battle of the Trebia. His army charged into a trap and was enveloped by the forces of Hannibal's brother, Mago. Although it was a crushing Roman defeat, Titus Sempronius Longus and a force of 10,000 infantrymen fought their way through the rear Carthaginian lines and to safety. ^[2] The Battle of Ticinus (also Tichino or Techino) a battle of the Second Punic War fought between the Carthaginian forces of Hannibal and the Romans under Publius Cornelius Scipio in November 218 BC. It was the first battle to take place on Italian soil. ... The Roman Senate (Latin, Senatus) was a deliberative body which was important in the government of both the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. ... Combatants Carthage Roman Republic Commanders Hannibal Titus Sempronius Longus Strength 26,000 45,000 Casualties Unknown, but low 20,000 {{{notes}}} The Battle of the Trebia (or Trebbia) was a major battle of the Second Punic War fought between the Carthaginian forces of Hannibal and the Roman Republic in 218... A pincer movement whereby the blue force doubly envelops the red force. ... Mago Barca (also spelled Magon) (243 BC - 203 BC), brother of the Carthaginian General Hannibal, who had played a major role in the Second Punic War against Rome. ... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme, First World War. ...

In January of 217 BC Sempronius Longus returned to Rome to oversee the elections for the new consuls. ^[3] He was succeeded by Gaius Flaminius Nepos and returned to his army at their winter encampment. ^[4] Gaius Flaminius was a politician and consul of the Roman Republic in the 3rd century BC. He was the greatest popular leader to challenge the authority of the Senate before the Gracchi a century later. ...

In 215 BC, Sempronius fought Hanno at Grumentum. Sempronius' army killed 2,000 enemy men and captured 280 more, pushing Hanno out of Lucania back to Bruttium and allowing the towns of Vercellium, Vescellium, and Sicilinum to be recaptured for Rome. ^[5] Grumentum was an ancient town in the centre of Lucania, 33 m. ... For the mountain in Canada named after Lucania, see Mount Lucania. ... Calabria, formerly Brutium, is a region in southern Italy which occupies the toe of the Italian peninsula south of Naples. ...

In 194 BC, his son, Tiberius Sempronius Longus, became consul and supervised the migration of Roman colonists to settlements in Salernum and Buxentum. ^[6]

References

• ^  Polibius. The Histories, Book III, section 40-41.
• ^ David J. Velasquez (2003). The Battle of Trebia. URL accessed on February 17, 2006.
• ^  Titus Livius. History of Rome, Book XXI, section 15.
• ^ Ibid. Book XXI, section 63.
• ^ Ibid. Book XXIII, section 37.
• ^ Ibid. Boox XXXIV, section 42.

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