Second battle of Tarentum
Coordinates: 40 ° 28 ′ 0 ″ N , 17 ° 14 ′ 0 ″ E
| date | 209 BC Chr. |
|---|---|
| place | Tarentum in Italy |
| output | roman victory |
| Parties to the conflict | |
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| Commander | |
| Troop strength | |
| unknown | unknown |
| losses | |
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minimal |
lots |
Saguntum - Lilybaeum II - Rhone - Ticinus - Trebia - Cissa - Lake Trasimeno - Ager Falernus - Geronium - Cannae - Nola I - Nola II - Ibera - Cornus - Nola III - Beneventum I - Syracuse - Tarentum I - Capua I - Beneventum II - Silarus - Herdonia I - Upper Baetis - Capua II - Herdonia II - Numistro - Asculum - Tarentum II - New Carthage - Baecula - Grumentum - Metaurus - Ilipa - Crotona - Large fields - Cirta - Zama
The Second Battle of Tarentum was a skirmish between the Romans and Carthaginians in the Second Punic War.
prehistory
The Romans had lost the city of Tarentum, today's Tarent , to the Carthaginians three years earlier. The reason for this was the betrayal of the city population, who fought on Hannibal's side and thus supported the attack on the city. The general Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (also known as Cunctator ) was ordered to win the city back to Rome. In addition, he was given an army that was much larger than the city garrison. Fearing Rome's punishment for treason, the townspeople switched sides again, and the Carthaginians were now attacked from both sides.
The battle
The Roman army took up position in front of Tarentum. A Roman citizen is said to have opened one of the city gates so that the legionaries streamed into the city. When Hannibal saw this, he fled the city with a small group of horsemen. The battle was short, and soon the Carthaginians fighting in the city surrendered. The battle was thus decided for the Romans.
consequences
The surviving Carthaginians were sold into slavery. We do not know what happened to the townspeople; despite everything, they were probably severely punished.
See also
literature
- Nigel Bagnall : Rome and Carthage - The battle for the Mediterranean. Siedler, Berlin 1995. ISBN 3-88680-489-5
- Peter Connolly : Hannibal, and the enemies of Rome . Tessloff, Hamburg 1978, ISBN 3-7886-0182-5 .