De Tweede Punische Oorlog: Het Jaar 208 BCE

Samenvatting Gaius Valerius Flaccus wordt tegen zijn zin tot flamen Dialis gewijd en claimt met succes een zetel in de Senaat; Onrust in Etrurië; De consuls Marcus Claudius Marcellus en Titus Quinctius Crispinus lopen tijdens een roekeloze verkenningsmissie in een hinderlaag van de Numidische ruiterij van Hannibal; Marcellus sneuvelt, Crispinus…

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The Second Punic War: The Year 208 BCE

Summary Gaius Valerius Flaccus is consecrated as flamen Dialis against his will and successfully claims a seat in the Senate; Unrest in Etruria; The consuls, Marcus Claudius Marcellus and Titus Quinctius Crispinus, are ambushed by Hannibal’s Numidian cavalry during a careless reconnaissance mission; Marcellus is killed, Crispinus dies of his…

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The Second Punic War: The Year 207 BCE

Summary For the first time during the Second Punic War, the Roman coastal colonies are required to provide soldiers; Hasdrubal Barcas arrives in Cisalpine Gaul, but fails to capture the Latin colony of Placentia; The consul Gaius Claudius Nero confronts Hannibal near Grumentum; The Romans intercept couriers with a message…

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