Samenvatting Publius Cornelius Scipio behaalt zijn eerste consulaat en krijgt de provincie Sicilië toegewezen; De Senaat weigert Scipio de provincie Afrika te geven, waarmee Scipio een politieke nederlaag lijdt; Vrijwilligers uit heel Italië melden zich aan voor Scipio’s leger en vloot; Mago Barcas landt in Ligurië en plundert Genua; Gaius…
Summary The consul Marcus Valerius Laevinus and the Senate bicker about the appointment of a dictator; Quintus Fabius Maximus is nominated princeps senatus; Gaius Mamilius Atellus becomes the first plebeian curio maximus; Exhausted by the war, 12 of the 30 Latin colonies in Italy refuse to provide the Romans with…
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…
Summary Publius Cornelius Scipio wins his first consulship and is given the province of Sicily; Scipio suffers a political defeat in the Senate as he is denied the province of Africa; Volunteers from all over Italy flock to Scipio’s army and fleet; Mago Barcas lands in Liguria and sacks Genua;…
Summary Publius Cornelius Scipio is in deep trouble because of the Pleminius affair; An investigatory committee led by the praetor Marcus Pomponius is set up to investigate Scipio’s role in the affair; Quintus Pleminius is arrested and sent to Rome to stand trial; After managing to save his skin, Scipio…